Malcolm is a chronically shy mechanical genius who has just been fired for building his own tram. He gets Frank, who has just been released from jail, to move in to help pay the bills. ...
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| Colin Friels | ... | Malcolm Hughes | |
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Lindy Davies | ... | Judith |
| Chris Haywood | ... | Willy | |
| John Hargreaves | ... | Frank Baker | |
| Charles 'Bud' Tingwell | ... | Tramways supervisor | |
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Beverley Phillips | ... | Mrs. T |
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Judith Stratford | ... | Jenny |
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Heather Mitchell | ... | Barmaid |
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Tony Mahood | ... | Tram Conductor |
| David Letch | ... | Restaurant Hoon #2 | |
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Mike Bishop | ... | Armed Guard |
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David Johnston | ... | TV Announcer |
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Katerina Tassopoulos | ... | Jenny's Mother |
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Ian McFadyen | ... | Model Shop Salesman |
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Ian Shrives | ... | Split Car Cop #1 |
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Malcolm is a chronically shy mechanical genius who has just been fired for building his own tram. He gets Frank, who has just been released from jail, to move in to help pay the bills. Malcolm, with Frank's help, turns to a life of crime. Written by Dougal Scott <dwagon@aaii.oz.au>
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life of crime | tram | australian science fiction | female accomplice | title directed by female |Taglines:
The Perfect Crime and the Mind of a Genius See more »Parents Guide:
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AustraliaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 November 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$7,064, 20 July 1986, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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Music by Simon Jeffes and Steve Nye
Performed by Penguin Cafe Orchestra
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David Parker tells the story of the time when clearing out a production office, coming across a pile of scripts forwarded on from Hollywood agents following the success of "Malcolm". On the front page of one of the rejected scripts, Nadia Tass had written across the front page "We've already done this. Pass." The script was titled "Forrest Gump". See more »Crazy Credits
The character of 'Malcolm' was inspired by JOHN TASSOPOULOS. All other characters and events depicted in this motion picture are entirely fictional... See more »Soundtracks
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Music by Simon Jeffes and Steve Nye
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I was very happy to find this awesome film on DVD for $10 yesterday. I hadn't seen it for ages but I knew that buying it would result in many happy viewings in the future. My first viewing reinforced my view that this film is just as terrific and engaging as I saw it when I was a young fella. The whole gadgetry was what I loved back then. Now I still love the gadgets but the whole story makes it a terrific viewing experience.
The three main performances from the film are all unreal. Colin Friels is so great as the awkward and brilliant Malcolm, John Hargraves is super as the dodgy but good hearted crim and Lindy Davies is wonderful as Judith. She is sexy and straightforward in a really honest way that is rarely captured in any film (kinda reminds me of Rachel Griffiths).
Big plaudits have to go to the writing/producing/directing team of David Parker and Nadia Tass. The info contained on the DVD explains to us that the Malcolm character was based on Tass's brother John who was, like Malcolm, socially inept but had formidable intelligence and talent. The final character is so likable. The fact that they put the whole thing together speaks very highly of them as a film-making team (another terrific film they did was "The Big Steal").
They did a great job on the special effects too. Low budget but iconic really. The car, tram, rubbish bins (!) are brilliant. The film's opening with the tram also highlights the very special score of the film. Watching Malcolm cruise around Melbourne in his homemade tram with the music in the background is a really lovely way to open the movie.
It's been years since there has been a funny, innovative, big-hearted Australian film like this (or The Big Steal). Hopefully someone out there can match it.