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Release Date:
September 24, 1998
Original Title:
The Real Macaw
Alternate Titles:
El tesoro de la isla de coral
Mac Cool und der Piratenschatz
Genres:
Adventure | Family
Production Companies:
Adelaide Motion Picture Company
Becker Entertainment
Bellwether Films
Production Countries:
Australia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 91
An ancient talking macaw named Mac becomes the saving grace for an elderly man threatened with a nursing home, when it is discovered that the talking bird knows the whereabouts of a buried treasure from its days with a pirate. His grandson decides to go off on the hunt only to discover that a resort now exists where the treasure is buried.
Art Direction:
Michael Rumpf
Casting:
Ann Fay
Co-Producer:
Rocky Bester
Bruce Hancock
Timothy Prescott
Director:
Mario Andreacchio
Director of Photography:
David Foreman
Editor:
Edward McQueen-Mason
Executive Producer:
Richard Becker
Original Music Composer:
Bill Conti
Producer:
Margot McDonald
Production Design:
Ross Major
Screenplay:
Bruce Hancock
Matthew Perry
Set Decoration:
Lisa Brennan
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