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    Malcolm (1986)

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    This charming Australian comedy is the story of Malcolm (Colin Friels) a young man with a genius for mechanical devices, but his shyness borders on mental disability.

    When Malcolm loses his job at a Melbourne tram depot – for building his own tram! – he meets Frank (John Hargreaves) a man with a shady past who moves in to help Malcolm pay the bills.

    Frank’s girlfriend Judith (Lindy Davies) moves in too, and Malcolm begins to blossom. When Frank – who has just got out of prison – discovers Malcolm’s talent for larceny, the trio begin a life of crime.

    Assisted by Frank – and the remote control tinker toys he once used to pick up milk from the corner shop – Malcolm lays his plans to pull off the heist of the century.

    Malcolm won 8 AFI Awards, including Best Film, in 1986. Actor John Hargreaves died in 1996, at the age of 50, from AIDS.

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    Malcolm Hughes
    Colin Friels
    Judith
    Lindy Davies
    Willy
    Chris Haywood
    Frank Baker
    John Hargreaves
    Tramways supervisor
    Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell
    Mrs T
    Beverley Phillips
    Jenny
    Judith Stratford
    Jenny’s Mother
    Katerina Tassopoulos

    Director
    Nadia Tass

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