Tim ( Colleen McCullough's Tim )

Tim (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Colleen McCullough's Tim
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1979 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Michael Pate

Written By:
Colleen McCullough
Michael Pate

Actors:
Piper Laurie ..... Mary Horton
Mel Gibson ..... Tim
Alwyn Kurts ..... Ron Melville
Pat Evison ..... Em Melville
Peter Gwynne ..... Tom Ainsley
Deborah Kennedy ..... Dawnie Melville
David Foster ..... Mick Harrington
Michael Caulfield ..... John Harrington
Margo Lee ..... Mrs. Harrington
James Condon ..... Mr. Harrington
Brenda Senders ..... Mrs. Porter
Kevin Leslie ..... Curly
Allan Penney ..... Mr. Thompson
Brian Barrie ..... Dr. Perkins
Geoff Usher ..... Minister

Synopsis:

Based on a novel by Colleen McCullough (The Thorn Birds), this 'May-December romance' stars Piper Laurie as Mary Horton, a lonely middle-aged American career woman who hires a handsome, mildly retarded young handyman named Tim (played by 22-year-old Mel Gibson in his third screen role). At first keeping her distance, Mary is drawn closer to Tim as the days pass. When Tim's mother dies, Mary becomes his surrogate mother, a relationship that deepens into romantic love. Tim's older sister Dawn (Deborah Kennedy) resents Mary's 'intrusion' into their lives, but Tim's dad Ron (Alwyn Kurts) blesses the relationship, realizing that it is beneficial to both parties. Director Michael Pate avoids all opportunities to cheapen or sensationalize the material; while Tim and Mary do end up in bed, it is a sweet moment, not a prurient one. Tim was produced for Australian television.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 15 August, 2008.