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6.5/10   432 votes
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Director:
Peter Weir
Writer:
Peter Weir (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
November 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
The Australian New Wave Has Come more
Plot:
A doctor's wife is terrorised by a strange plumber who is working in her house. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
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Cast

  (Credited cast)

Judy Morris ... Jill Cowper
Ivar Kants ... Max (the plumber)
Robert Coleby ... Brian Cowper
Candy Raymond ... Meg
Henri Szeps ... David Medavoy
Yomi Abioudan ... Dr. Matu (as Yomi Abiodun)
Beverley Roberts ... Dr. Japari
Bruce Rosen ... Dr. Don Felder
Daphne Grey ... Caretaker's wife
Meme Thorne ... Anna (as Mémé Thorne)
David Burchell ... Professor Cato
Paul Sonkkila ... Reg the cleaner
Pam Sanders ... Ananas
Rick Hart ... Detective
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Mad Plumber (Australia) (video title)
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Runtime:
76 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Not Rated | Norway:15 (video premiere) | Australia:M | UK:12

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film premiered at the Sydney Film Festival on the 19 June 1979 and then the following night was screened on television across Australia. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the last shot of the plumber playing his guitar, there is music but he isn't moving his hands. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Killing Floor (2007) more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
changes with every viewing, 10 March 2003
Author: Darwin Green

This is an excellent movie. On first viewing it appears simple, but upon subsequent viewings this movie takes on an interesting twist: was the woman right to do what she did, or was she overreacting? Great movie.

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