How did some fictional friends from the Sydney suburbs sum up a generation? One film fan pays tribute to Josie, Jacob Coote and John Barton 15 years onStill Looking for Alibrandi: migrant teens deserve their own young adult fiction Rewatching classic Australian films: week by weekFifteen years ago, Josie Alibrandi was walking along George Street in her formal dress when she stopped and looked at Jacob Coote in disgust.