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13 July 1979 (Australia) moreTagline:
A chance meeting. An impossible love story come true. morePlot:
Tim is a young man with below average intelligence. He works as a builder's labourer, and is often taken... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Innocence
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Older Woman Younger Man
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Psychological Abuse
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Twenty Something
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Father Son Relationship
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3 wins moreNewsDesk:
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Aussie Star Pate Dead At 88 (From WENN. 7 September 2008, 6:31 PM, PDT)
Tim Russert Dead at 58
(From PEOPLE.com. 13 June 2008, 12:30 AM, PDT)
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One of My Top Ten moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Piper Laurie | ... | Mary Horton | |
| Mel Gibson | ... | Tim Melville | |
| Alwyn Kurts | ... | Ron Melville | |
| Pat Evison | ... | Em Melville | |
| Peter Gwynne | ... | Tom Ainsley | |
| Deborah Kennedy | ... | Dawnie Melville | |
| David Foster | ... | Mick Harrington | |
| Michael Caulfield | ... | John Harrington | |
| Margo Lee | ... | Mrs. Harrington | |
| James Condon | ... | Mr. Harrington | |
| Brenda Senders | ... | Mrs. Porter | |
| Kevin Leslie | ... | Curly Campbell | |
| Allan Penney | ... | Mr. Thompson | |
| Brian Barrie | ... | Dr. Perkins | |
| Geoff Usher | ... | Minister |
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109 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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USA:Not Rated | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:S | UK:PG | West Germany:6Fun Stuff
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When Piper Laurie's character comes outside to read while Tim is working in the yard, the book she is reading is "The Thorn Birds", written by Colleen McCullough, the same author as "Tim". When Tim joins her for tea he asks if the book is any good, and she responds that it is very interesting. moreGoofs:
Boom mic visible: The boom and the shadow of the boom operator follow Mary out of her kitchen in the bottom right of the screen at the beginning of the film. moreFAQ
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Caught this film on cable, late night, a few years back. No idea what to expect, just wasn't ready to go to bed. By the time it ended, it was in my Top 10 of all time. Certainly the lowest budgeted film (accounting for inflation, anyway) on that list.
Gibson was terrific, capturing a handicapped young man perfectly. But, hey, the entire cast was great, especially Awyn Kurts as Tim's father. And, after appreciating Piper Laurie for years and years, that night I fell in love with her.
I've never seen such a "tight" little film. I doubt that there were more than 12 seconds of even semi-wasted frames. Michael Pate did an amazing job.