i'm looking for an old movie,i've seen on tv years ago, with Nicole Kidman and crocodiles!!?

Question

i remember the story, but not the name, Nicole had yet her red curly long hair, she is left to die by her lover, she is left to be eaten by crocodiles, but some guy who lives in the swamp finds her, saves her and later she goes to the city to have plastic surgery and after getting different looks she goes to seduce her lover and get revenge by killing him, anyone remembers this?i would really like to know at least the name of the movie, i really want to find it, it must be an 80's movie done for tv. it's a story taking place in several years, while she heals and how she becomes different, and the revenge many years after.

Answer 1

G'day Lady Slang,

Thanks for the question.

You are thinking of an Australian miniseries called Return to Eden. It was shown in Australia in 1983.

It starred Rebecca Gilling, James Reyne (who was also a singer with pop band Australian Crawl), Wendy Hughes and James Smillie.

This is a brief synopsis of the plot. Stephanie Harper (Gilling), a dull, Plain Jane heiress, gets married to a handsome but evil tennis pro, Greg Marsden (Reyne), who promptly begins an affair with Stephanie’s best friend Jilly Stewart (Hughes). Together they plot to murder Stephanie and lay claim to her fortune. Greg pushes Stephanie into a crocodile-infested river, and watches as she is apparently mauled to death. But Stephanie survives and is found washed up on a beach. She meets Dr. Dan Marshall (Smillie), a brilliant plastic surgeon who uses his talents to repair her face and body. After the bandages are removed, Stephanie has been transformed into a beautiful woman. Using the alias Tara Welles, Stephanie returns to Sydney and becomes a glamorous supermodel, whilst intending to exact vengeance on Greg and Jilly, and take back what is rightfully hers, particularly her beloved house “Eden”. Hence the title – Return To Eden.

The miniseries was a huge success and was made into a TV show in 1986 aimed at becoming an Australian version of Dallas or Dynasty. The events of the series took place seven years after the mini-series. The opening episode featured Jilly's release from prison and on-going storylines dealt with her and Stephanie's on-going enmity, and Stephanie's continued attempts to keep control of the family company, Harper Mining Ltd. Rebecca Gilling and James Smillie returned to reprise their roles from the original mini-series, whilst Peta Toppano took over the role of Jilly, playing her as a manic, petulant, scheming superbitch. In the series it was revealed that Jilly was actually Stephanie's half-sister, whilst her partner in her villainous schemes, Jake Sanders, was ultimately revealed to be the brother of the late Greg Marsden. The TV show ended in a cliffhanger but there wasn't a second series due to the ratings. They had to film an ending to tie up the loose ends. Both the miniseries and the series are available on DVD in Australia.

I have attached some sources for your reference.

Answer 2

The movie was called " Return to Eden" and had James Raine as the lead male actor. Noni Hazlehurst was the lead lady.

Answer 3

It wasnt NIcole Kidman, it was I believe Noni Hazelhurst. Not sure what the movie was called though