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Director:
Stephan Elliott
Writer:
Stephan Elliott (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 September 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime more
Tagline:
He's No Ordinary Insurance Man -- You Can Bet Your Life On It! more
Plot:
Story of the ways in which insurance investigator Roland Copping interferes in and manipulates the lives of others with outrageous games and gimmicks... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Stephan Elliott--The Hollywood Interview
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User Comments:
A refreshing, oddball little film! Phil Collins in a fine film role! more (6 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Phil Collins ... Roland Copping

Hugo Weaving ... Jonathan Wheats
Josephine Byrnes ... Beth Wheats
Mitchell McMahon ... Young Roland Copping
Andrew McMahon ... Young Matthew

Rebel Penfold-Russell ... Mother (as Rebel Russell)
Peter Mochrie ... Michael Allen
Helen O'Connor ... Margaret
Colleen Clifford ... Mrs. Waterson
Vincent Ball ... Judge
Gandhi MacIntyre ... Cartel Valuer
Christina Ormani ... Telephone Girl

Nicholas Hammond ... Detective Simms

Kee Chan ... Detective Alan
Ian Cockburn ... Matthew
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
90 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Company:
J&M Entertainment more

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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) more
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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
A refreshing, oddball little film! Phil Collins in a fine film role!, 13 December 2001
7/10
Author: Tom May (joycean_chap@hotmail.com) from Sunderland, England

Coming across this late at night on ITV1 was quite a find really. I had heard of it, and the idea of Phil Collins as a demented villain did appeal. I really liked the oddball quality of it all, with Collins wonderful as a jovial, buffoonish grinner, treading the line between menace and absurdity in portraying one Roland Copping, who one might call a tad eccentric. The lunacy and non-sequiturs build up very effectively in the middle of the film; perhaps the tone might have been made a little more dark, or perhaps less light, presumably with different, less jaunty music.

Maybe it tails off slightly, but the ending somehow seems to me a gem. The absurdism isn't compromised by a happy ending, it is strengthened by a subtle, fitting conclusion.

I wouldn't say this was a perfect film, but it is damn enjoyable, far from the mainstream and never bland. The sets, by the way, for Copping's house, are fab; just thought I had to add that!

Rating:- *** 1/2/*****

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