| Malcolm | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Nadia Tass |
| Produced by | David Parker Nadia Tass |
| Written by | David Parker |
| Starring | Colin Friels Lindy Davies Chris Haywood |
| Music by | Paul Coppens Simon Jeffes |
| Cinematography | David Parker |
| Editing by | Ken Sallows |
| Release date(s) | 1986 |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Malcolm is a 1986 Australian cult film classic,written by David Parker and directed by Nadia Tass. The film stars Colin Friels as the titular tram enthusiast who becomes involved with petty crime. The film won the 1986 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film. At the start of the film Malcolm is working for the tram company. He builds himself a "tram", which leads to his losing the job. With his mother dead and no income, he is forced to take a boarder, Frank. Frank is a petty criminal, and Malcolm turns his mechanical mind to helping him pursue his career. A number of surreal inventions ensue, including a getaway car which splits into two independently powered halves and bank robbery by remote control. The pace of the film is gentle, but it is funny and charming. Friels' performance as the socially inept Malcolm is compelling. The quirky soundtrack, from the Penguin Café Orchestra, underscores the understated humour of the piece as the rather shallow Frank and his girlfriend Judith (Lindy Davies) come to terms with Malcolm and he with them.
Trivia
The model tram that Malcolm "built" ran on a motorbike engine, the rest having being put together with spare parts by workers at Preston Workshops in Melbourne, Australia. After the film was completed, the tram was donated to the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria. In the late 1990s, a man bought a furnished house (which also contained a lot of junk) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. To His surprise, the garage contained the yellow getaway car from this movie. The car had not been seen since the film wrapped. The remote controlled car used by Malcolm to rob his first bank is a Tamiya Sand Scorcher (model number 58016). All The remote control cars including the ashtrays were assembled by Kennith liddiard
External links
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