Matilda (1978 film)

Matilda
Directed by	Daniel Mann
Written by	Timothy Galfas; Paul Gallico (book)
Starring	Elliot Gould Robert Mitchum Lionel Stander Roberta Collins Gary Morgan
Country	United States
Language	English

Matilda is a 1978 American comedy film directed by Daniel Mann and starring Elliot Gould, Robert Mitchum and Lionel Stander.

Story

A small-time talent agent discovers an amazing female boxing Kangaroo and figures to use it as his stepping-stone into the big time by having it compete with a human pugilist.

Production

The film was budgeted at $5.2 Million. Producer Al Ruddy explained that "we debated over using both a real kangaroo and an actor in costume and opted for the latter as cross-cutting proved too jarring for the viewer. However the costume was a $30,000 investment that paid off as it not only allowed freedom of movement, but we were able to program it with transistors to allow us to direct the actor's tiniest gesture." Critic Tom Allen wrote in The Village Voice that "Matilda is worked by a person in a fur suit and fixed mask. ... The technicians do not even get the ears to wiggle and the mouth to pucker until the final minutes." ^[1]

Notes

1. ^ Harry Medved and Michael Medved. The Golden Turkey Awards London, Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Manila: Angus and Robertson Publishers, 1980. ISBN 0207959684. page 157-8.

External links

• Matilda (1978 film) at the Internet Movie Database