Malcolm (1986) on Netflix
PG-1319861h 25mComedyCrimeSci-Fi
Malcolm, a mechanical genius obsessed with trams, is sacked for building his own tram from work materials. He takes in a boarder, Frank, a petty criminal just out of prison.
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Plot summary
Malcolm works for the Metropolitan Transit Authority, the operator of Melbourne's trams, and he is a mechanical genius with an obsession for them. Remarkable gadgets fill his modest inner-city cottage. When his boss discovers that Malcolm built a cut-down tram during work time from work materials and took it out on the tracks, he is sacked. His mother is dead and no income remains, and the local shopkeeper suggests he take in a boarder. Frank, just released from prison, moves in, and his girlfriend Judith follows; Frank says he is a petty criminal. The three become friends despite their differences, and when Malcolm learns that Frank and Judith plan a robbery, he decides to help with his technical ingenuity.
Cast
- Lindy Daviesas Judith
- Beverley Phillipsas Mrs. T
- Judith Stratfordas Jenny
- Tony Mahoodas Tram Conductor
- David Landeras Restaurant Hoon #1
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Malcolm (1986)
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- Malcolm's miniature tram ran on a motorbike engine, with the rest put together by Ian McClay and a wooden pole standing in for the power input pole; after filming it was donated to the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria.
- The split-car gag was achieved with three different Honda Zs, one of them tricked up with two motorbikes bought from Albert Park Golf Club, which the stunt riders drove in the film.
- The exterior scenes at Malcolm's house were shot at 23 Napoleon Street, Collingwood, a house that has since been demolished and redeveloped as apartments.
- David Parker had never written a screenplay before and wrote Malcolm while working on location on Burke and Wills as a stills photographer.
- Malcolm's surname, Hues, is phonetically the same as the name of a classmate of writer David Parker's, differing only in spelling; that classmate was inventive and idiosyncratic but was never mentioned or credited.
