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Mallboy (2001) [N/A]

Release Date:
March 13, 2001

Original Title:
Mallboy

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Australian Film Commission
Film Victoria
SBS Independent
The Premium Movie Partnership
Twenty 20

Production Countries:
Australia

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: MA15+ 

Runtime: 82

Just Another Ordinary Australian Family

Overview from TheMovieDB

A boy climbs an unsteady path to adulthood under difficult circumstances in this drama from Australia. Shaun (Kane McNay) is a teenager growing up in a run-down suburb of Melbourne. His father Sam (Brett Swain) is in prison, while his mother Jenny (Nell Feeney) is too lost in her problems with alcohol to provide much guidance for her children. Left to his own devices, Shaun commits petty theft, smokes pot, and deals drugs to his friends as they hang out at the nearby shopping mall. Shaun seems unable to reach out to anyone, not even his girlfriend (Lauren Hawker) or Darren (Brett Tucker), a social worker eager to help him. When his father is released from prison and brings his mistress to the "Welcome Home" party Jenny throws for him, Shaun comes to realize that if he is ever to resolve his problems, he will have to do it without the help of his family. Mallboy marked the feature film debut for writer/director Vincent Giarrusso.

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Production

Additional Wardrobe Assistant:
Cappi Ireland

Casting:
Dina Mann

Commissioning Editor:
Barbara Masel

Continuity:
Cate Lapham

Costume Designer:
Kate Seeley

Director:
Vincent Giarrusso

Director of Photography:
Brendan Lavelle

Editor:
Mark Atkin

First Assistant Director:
Chris Odgers

In Memory Of:
Rhondda Johnson

Location Manager:
Michael Madigan
Jeff Bowen

Makeup & Hair:
Liz Harper

Music Producer:
Philip Brophy

Original Music Composer:
Glenn Bennie
Vincent Giarrusso

Producer:
Fiona Eagger

Production Coordinator:
Magnus Mansie
Serena Gattuso

Production Design:
Brian Alexander

Production Manager:
Juanita Parker Stroh

Script Editor:
Tony Ayres

Second Assistant Director:
John Magee

Sound Designer:
Philip Brophy

Sound Mixer:
Steve Burgess

Sound Recordist:
Jock Healy

Special Effects:
Peter Stubbs

Steadicam Operator:
Harry Panagiotidis

Stunt Coordinator:
Zev Eleftheriou
Chris Peters

Thanks:
Rowan Woods
Ana Kokkinos
Fred Schepisi
Claire Dobbin
Marion Pilowsky
Emma Bortignon
Craig Carter
Livia Ruzic

Third Assistant Director:
Brad Holyoake

Unit Manager:
Andrew Marshall

Writer:
Vincent Giarrusso

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