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A socially awkward and mechanically gifted man becomes involved in a quirky and unconventional crime.A socially awkward and mechanically gifted man becomes involved in a quirky and unconventional crime.A socially awkward and mechanically gifted man becomes involved in a quirky and unconventional crime.
- Awards
- 9 wins
David Wm Gray
- Split Car Cop #2
- (as David Gray)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDavid 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".
- GoofsWhen boring Jenny with the details of Melbourne's tram network, Malcolm describes the total length of track in miles. Australia went decimal in 1966, so it should have been in kilometres.
- Quotes
Malcolm Hughes: Are those boxes?
Frank Baker: Nah, they're pineapples.
- Crazy creditsThe character of 'Malcolm' was inspired by JOHN TASSOPOULOS. All other characters and events depicted in this motion picture are entirely fictional...
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Big Steal (1990)
Featured review
This film IS a must :)
I love this film,if not for the sheer inventiveness.The locations are great as are the characters,i.e the key role of Malcolm,played with sheer professionalism by Colin Freils.The funniest moments I think,revolve around Malcolm`s gadgets.Malcolm himself is possibly autistic,as I can`t remember if it`s said in the film,but as we know,autistic people make up for their lack of social skills admirably and in Malcolm`s case,his gift is in all things mechanical.The scene that make me burst out laughing the most was the actual robbery where normal everyday bins are used for a purpose their designers could`nt have thought of in a million years!! Also the music used by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra is a work of art,as it appears to be tailor made as the scene ends up looking like a ballet,when the music pauses so does the action.My hat is doffed to the creators of such a heartwarming film,and seeing as Australian humour is very much on a par with British humour,I had no trouble "getting it". Overall,a fantastic film that should be shown every Christmas,as further generation will enjoy it aswell for years to come.I know I will
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- dragonwarrior
- Oct 16, 2001
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- El laberinto de Malcolm
- Filming locations
- Leinster Arms Hotel, 66 Gold Street, Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia(Pub which Frank frequents)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $544,472
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,064
- Jul 20, 1986
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