Malcolm (film)

Malcolm
Australian DVD cover
Directed byNadia Tass
Written byDavid Parker
Produced byDavid Parker
Nadia Tass
Starring
CinematographyDavid Parker
Edited byKen Sallows
Music byPaul Coppens
Simon Jeffes
Production
company
Cascade Films
Distributed byHoyts Distribution
Release date
  • 18 July 1986 (1986-07-18)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$1 million[1]
Box office$3,842,129 (Australia)

Malcolm is a 1986 Australian cult film comedy, written by the husband-and-wife team of David Parker and Nadia Tass, and directed by Nadia Tass (who made her debut as a feature director on this film).[clarification needed] The film stars Colin Friels as Malcolm, a tram enthusiast who becomes involved with a pair of would-be bank robbers. His co-stars are Lindy Davies and John Hargreaves. The film won the 1986 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film, and seven other AFI awards including Best Original Screenplay and Best Director.

  1. ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p324-327