Puberty Blues (film)
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| Directed by | Bruce Beresford |
| Screenplay by | Margaret Kelly |
| Based on | Puberty Blues by Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey |
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| Cinematography | Don McAlpine |
| Edited by | William M. Anderson |
| Music by | Les Gock |
Production company | Limelight Productions |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Films |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | AU $800,000 |
| Box office | AU$3.9 million (Australia) |
Puberty Blues is a 1981 Australian coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford, based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey. The film stars Nell Schofield and Jad Capelja as teenagers in the Sutherland Shire in Sydney. It was both a commercial and critical success in Australia. It was followed by a TV series adaptation of the same name in 2012.