Jacki Weaver refuses to work in film.
Jacki Weaver . Weaver emerged in the 1970s as a symbol of the Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as Stork ( 1971 ) , Alvin Purple ( 1973 ) and Petersen ( 1974 ) . Stork is a 1971 Australian comedy film directed by Tim Burstall . Bruce Spence and Jacki Weaver make their feature film debuts in Stork , being honoured at the 1972 Australian Film Institute Awards , where they shared the acting prize .