Malcolm

1986Movie⏱️ 1h 25mPG-13

ComedyCrimeSci-Fi

⭐ 7.1

IMDB Rating

3,068 votes

A socially-awkward but mechanically-gifted man becomes involved in a quirky, unconventional crime.

Director

Nadia Tass

Writers

N/A

Stars

Colin Friels, John Hargreaves, Lindy Davies

Release Date

November 5, 1986

Language

English

Country

Australia

🏆 9

Wins

💬 35

Reviews

📋 2.8K

Watchlists

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Colin Friels

as Malcolm Hughes

John Hargreaves

as Frank Baker

👤

Lindy Davies

as Judith

Chris Haywood

as Willy

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell

as Tramways supervisor

👤

Beverley Phillips

as Mrs. T

👤

Judith Stratford

as Jenny

Heather Mitchell

as Barmaid

👤

Tony Mahood

as Tram Conductor

David Letch

as Restaurant Hoon #2

💰 Box Office

$544,472

Domestic Gross

$7,064

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Filming Location

Leinster Arms Hotel, 66 Gold Street, Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia

Production

Cascade Films, Film Victoria

🏷️ Keywords

autismunsubtitled foreign languagecharacter name as titlelying on a bedman in a bed

🎯 Categories

CaperQuirky ComedyComedyCrimeSci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

Brilliant

by anna-147 • 2003-08-30

"Last time I saw this film I was 8 or 9. Mum had to change the channel when the sex scenes came on. After watching it again there wasn't really any sex scenes.....booooo. I got it so my boyfriend (from Glasgow) could watch a great Aussie film, and we could look out for bits of Melbourne. He thought it was great. I have to say the second time round was even better and it was good to know they lived in Collingwood, although I am not sure if Napoleon Street exists...."

💡 Did You Know?

David Parker tells a story of 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".