Malcolm

Malcolm is a 1986 Australian cult film, written by David Parker and directed by Nadia Tass. The film stars Colin Friels as the titular tram enthusiast who becomes involved with petty crime. The film won the 1986 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film. At the start of the film Malcolm is working for the tram company. He builds himself a "tram", which leads him to losing the job. With his mother dead and no income, he is forced to take a boa... more

Malcolm is a 1986 Australian cult film, written by David Parker and directed by Nadia Tass. The film stars Colin Friels as the titular tram enthusiast who becomes involved with petty crime. The film won the 1986 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film. At the start of the film Malcolm is working for the tram company. He builds himself a "tram", which leads him to losing the job. With his mother dead and no income, he is forced to take a boarder, Frank (John Hargreaves). Frank is a petty criminal, and Malcolm turns his mechanical mind to helping him pursue his career. Malcolm creates a number of surreal inventions, including a getaway car which splits into two independently powered halves and devises a bank robbery done by remote control. The scenes of the exterior of Malcolm's house were filmed at 23 Napoleon Street, Collingwood. The house has since been demolished and the land is currently vacant. Interior scenes are believed to have been filmed at a house in the inner city... less