The Year of Living Dangerously
Cast
Mel Gibson ... Guy Hamilton
Sigourney Weaver ... Jill Bryant
Linda Hunt ... Billy Kwan
Michael Murphy ... Pete Curtis
Bill Kerr ... Colonel Henderson
Noel Ferrier ... Wally O'Sullivan
Bembol Roco ... Kumar
Paul Sonkkila ... Kevin Condon
Ali Nur ... Ali
Dominador Robridillo ... Betjak Man
Joel Agona ... Palace Guard
Mike Emperio ... Sukarno
Bernardo Nacilla ... Dwarf
Domingo Landicho ... Hortono
Hermino De Guzman ... Immigration Officer
Director: Peter Weir
Written by: C.J. Koch, Peter Weir and David Williamson
Theatrical Release Date: December 1982 (Australia)
Plot
Set in Indonesia during the 1965 coup against President Sukarno, the film stars Gibson as Guy Hamilton, an Australian wire-service reporter covering the scene. Whenever Hamilton becomes too glib or indifferent for his own good, he is brought back to earth by his "conscience," photographer Billy Swan (played in male drag by diminutive actress Linda Hunt, who won an Academy Award for her performance). As all of Jakarta sinks into disarray, Hamilton pursues a romance with British attache Jill Bryant (Sigourney Weaver).
Synopsis from All Movie Guide