- Matilda (1978 film)
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Matilda Directed by Daniel Mann Written by Timothy Galfas; Paul Gallico (book) Starring Elliot Gould
Robert Mitchum
Lionel Stander
Roberta Collins
Gary MorganCountry United States Language English Matilda is a 1978 American comedy film directed by Daniel Mann and starring Elliot Gould, Robert Mitchum and Lionel Stander.
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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
- ^ 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
Films directed by Daniel Mann 1950s Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) · About Mrs. Leslie (1954) · The Rose Tattoo (1955) · I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) · The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) · Hot Spell (1958) · The Last Angry Man (1959)1960s The Mountain Road (1960) · BUtterfield 8 (1960) · Ada (1961) · Five Finger Exercise (1962) · Who's Got the Action? (1962) · Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963) · Our Man Flint (1966) · Judith (1966) · For Love of Ivy (1968) · A Dream of Kings (1969)1970s Willard (1971) · The Revengers (1972) · Interval (1973) · Maurie (1973) · Lost in the Stars (1974) · Journey into Fear (1975) · Matilda (1978)1980s Playing For Time (1980)Categories:- English-language films
- 1978 films
- American comedy films
- 1970s comedy films
- Boxing films
- Films about animals playing sports
- 1970s comedy film stubs
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