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Malarek

  • 19881988
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  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
175
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POPULARITY
114,224
18,828
Malarek (1988)
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Based on Victor Malarek's best-selling autobiography, this is the true story of a streetwise kid who emerges from a violent and unjust background to become one of journalism's top reporters.Based on Victor Malarek's best-selling autobiography, this is the true story of a streetwise kid who emerges from a violent and unjust background to become one of journalism's top reporters.Based on Victor Malarek's best-selling autobiography, this is the true story of a streetwise kid who emerges from a violent and unjust background to become one of journalism's top reporters.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
175
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
114,224
18,828
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    • Director
      • Roger Cardinal
    • Writers
      • Avrum Jacobson(screenplay by)
      • Victor Malarek(based on the autobiography by: "Hey Malarek!")
    • Stars
      • Elias Koteas
      • Kerrie Keane
      • Al Waxman
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Roger Cardinal
    • Writers
      • Avrum Jacobson(screenplay by)
      • Victor Malarek(based on the autobiography by: "Hey Malarek!")
    • Stars
      • Elias Koteas
      • Kerrie Keane
      • Al Waxman
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Elias Koteas
    Elias Koteas
    • Victor Malarek
    Kerrie Keane
    Kerrie Keane
    • Claire
    Al Waxman
    Al Waxman
    • Stern
    Daniel Pilon
    Daniel Pilon
    • Banks
    Michael Sarrazin
    Michael Sarrazin
    • Moorcraft
    Kahil Karn
    • Gray
    • (as Kahlil Karn)
    Vittorio Rossi
    • Marroni
    Claire Rodger
    • Victor Malarek's Mother
    Brian Dooley
    Brian Dooley
    • Victor Malarek's Father
    Bruce Ramsay
    Bruce Ramsay
    • Fred Malarek
    Ross Hull
    Ross Hull
    • Young Victor Malarek
    Alex Brown
    • Young Fred Malarek
    Joe Cazalet
    • Rack
    • (as Joseph Cazalet)
    Mark Hellman
    • Dan
    Patrick Cardarelli
    • Evans
    Susan Bain
    • Claire's Secretary
    Nigel Robertson
    • Bakos
    Susan Almgren
    • Elena
    • Director
      • Roger Cardinal
    • Writers
      • Avrum Jacobson(screenplay by)
      • Victor Malarek(based on the autobiography by: "Hey Malarek!")
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Film debut for actor Kahil Karn.
    • Connections
      Followed by Urban Angel (1991)

    User reviews3

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    Top review
    a must for Koteas fans
    This is the story of Victor Malarek a man who becomes a reporter inspite of his troubled childhood and attempts to expose the problems of a juvenile facility.

    If you are a fan of Elias Koteas, you MUST see this film. Koteas gives a tremendous performance in one of the only films where he is the main character. The soundtrack is OK and Michael Sarrazin is also pretty good as "Moorcraft" although he seems tired in the role. The only real flaw in the movie is that Koteas was approximatley 27 years old during during production playing a 23 year old combined with him also playing flashbacks of the characters teen years (you could clearly tell that Koteas is much older) however, his performance by far makes up for this.
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    • qttroassi
    • Feb 19, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 3, 1989 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Malarek: A Street Kid Who Made It
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Telescene Film Group Productions
      • Espace Costumes
      • Malofilm Group
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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