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Mental

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
5.1K
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Mental (2012)
A charismatic, crazy hothead transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls whose mother has cracked from her husband's political ambitions and his infidelity.
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A charismatic, crazy hothead transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls whose mother has cracked from her husband's political ambitions and his infidelity.A charismatic, crazy hothead transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls whose mother has cracked from her husband's political ambitions and his infidelity.A charismatic, crazy hothead transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls whose mother has cracked from her husband's political ambitions and his infidelity.

  • Director
    • P.J. Hogan
  • Writer
    • P.J. Hogan
  • Stars
    • Toni Collette
    • Anthony LaPaglia
    • Liev Schreiber
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    5.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • P.J. Hogan
    • Writer
      • P.J. Hogan
    • Stars
      • Toni Collette
      • Anthony LaPaglia
      • Liev Schreiber
    • 47User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 16 nominations

    Videos2

    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 2:13
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    International Version
    Trailer 2:27
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    Photos35

    P.J. Hogan in Mental (2012)
    Anthony LaPaglia in Mental (2012)
    Rebecca Gibney, Bethany Whitmore, Malorie O'Neill, Nicole Freeman, and Chelsea Bennett in Mental (2012)
    Rebecca Gibney in Mental (2012)
    Rebecca Gibney, Bethany Whitmore, Malorie O'Neill, Nicole Freeman, Chelsea Bennett, and Lily Sullivan in Mental (2012)
    Toni Collette in Mental (2012)
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    Liev Schreiber in Mental (2012)
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    Mental (2018) Movie Poster - Bethany Whitmore as Jane Moochmore

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    Toni Collette
    Toni Collette
    • Shaz
    Anthony LaPaglia
    Anthony LaPaglia
    • Barry
    Liev Schreiber
    Liev Schreiber
    • Trevor
    Rebecca Gibney
    Rebecca Gibney
    • Shirley
    Hayley Magnus
    Hayley Magnus
    • Donna
    Nicole Freeman
    Nicole Freeman
    • Leanne
    Chelsea Bennett
    • Kayleen
    Bethany Whitmore
    Bethany Whitmore
    • Jane
    Lily Sullivan
    Lily Sullivan
    • Coral
    Holly Buchanan
    • Coral - 13yo
    Malorie O'Neill
    Malorie O'Neill
    • Michelle
    Kerry Fox
    Kerry Fox
    • Nancy
    Sam Clark
    Sam Clark
    • Trout
    Amanda Woodhams
    • Manda
    Natasha Bassett
    Natasha Bassett
    • Kay
    Caroline Goodall
    Caroline Goodall
    • Doris
    Austin Caffin
    • Faceless Figure
    Michael Thomson
    Michael Thomson
    • Faceless Figure
    • (as Michael Thomas)
    • Director
      • P.J. Hogan
    • Writer
      • P.J. Hogan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In an interview on Australian television, P.J. Hogan said that Mental is autobiographical, that his own father had his wife committed, hired a hitchhiker to babysit his children - he trusted her because she had a dog - and later found out that she was an escapee.
    • Goofs
      When Mr. Moochmore sits down to the dinner the girls made, the first item from the food dishes he is offered is a piece of bread, which he places on his plate. He then starts to reach for the spoon in the bowl of peas. In the next shot, the bread is gone from his plate, and in its place is a half a cob of corn. He is shown again reaching for the spoon in the peas, yet there is already a small pile of peas on his plate, and the bread is being held out to be offered once more.
    • Quotes

      Shaz: And she's very, very sorry.

      Doris: I'm very, very sorry.

      Shirley Moochmore: For what?

      Shaz: For being a cunt.

      [the others gasp]

      Shaz: You are a cunt. You are the cuntiest cunt of all time. Admit your cunthood. It's an irrefutable fact, like gravity.

      Shirley Moochmore: Oh please don't make her say that.

      Shaz: Oh, all right, she's sorry for not being a very good sister.

      Shirley Moochmore: I'm sorry too.

    • Connections
      Featured in Overrated (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      The Sound of Music
      Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II

      Used by permission of Native Tongue Music Publishing obo Williamson Music, A Division of Rodgers & Hammerstein: An Imagem Company

      Produced by Stephen Edwards and Michael Yezerski

      Vocal arrangement by Stephen Edwards

      Copyist Eric Jasper. Engineer Eric Jasper

      Orchestra arrangement by Michael Yezerski

      Orchestration - Jessica Wells

      Conducted by Brett Kelly

      Recorded and Mixed by Christo Curtis

    User reviews47

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    Serious fun
    I love psychodramas, so the chance to see Toni Collette in a film touching on mental illness was too good to miss. I was stunned to hear that the underlying story of this movie is true! Some reviewers have labeled the plot as complicated and bumpy - and it is - sort of like real life. However the plot is less important than the characters and the underlying themes. The cast is superb, particularly Collette, Gibney and newcomer Lily Sullivan as the eldest daughter. The characters are rich and complex, except for the father (played well by LaPaglia) who is a bit too one dimensional. I preferred the way The United States of Tara handled the issue of being partner to someone with severe mental illness.

    However it is the underlying issue of the way mental illness, normality and conformity are experienced and perceived in our society that shines. JP Hogan does not preach or present a one-sided view - rather we see normality as complex and nuanced. Collette plays the deeply flawed yet strangely inspirational Shaz who serves to provoke, challenge and sometimes overturn the other characters' views of normal. Modern psychiatry is neither approved nor mocked. The "normal" characters are revealed as sometimes shallow and fragile - not as normal as they seem.

    The comedy ranges from subtle, to ocker, to cartoonish and melodramatic. Not everyone will like it. Some scenes are just plain absurdist.

    I suspect that like Muriel, this is a multi-layered film that will actually stand up to repeated viewing. As for the tag line - well it's going to be hard not to laugh whenever my friends talk of "going to Wollongong" - and I can say that because it's where I live.
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    • kcd1961
    • Oct 14, 2012

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 29, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Nanny
    • Filming locations
      • Mt. Warning National Park, Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia(Hiking Scene)
    • Production companies
      • Screen Australia
      • Story Bridge Films
      • Zucker Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,669
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,804
      • Mar 31, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,446,852
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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