Matilda (1978 film)
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| Directed by | Daniel Mann |
| Produced by |
Albert S. Ruddy (producer) Paul Sapounakis (associate producer) Melvin Simon (executive producer) Richard R. St. Johns (executive producer) |
| Written by | Timothy Galfas; Paul Gallico (book) |
| Starring |
Elliott Gould Harry Guardino Art Metrano Robert Mitchum Lionel Stander Roberta Collins Clive Revill Gary Morgan |
| Music by | Jerrold Immel |
| Cinematography | Jack Woolf |
| Edited by | Allan Jacobs |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 1 hr. 45 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Matilda is a 1978 American comedy film directed by Daniel Mann and starring Elliott Gould, Robert Mitchum and Lionel Stander.
Plot summary
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.
Cast
- Elliott Gould - Bernie Bonnelli
- Clive Revill - Billy Baker
- Harry Guardino - Uncle Nono
- Roy Clark - Wild Bill Wildman
- Karen Carlson - Kathleen Smith
- Art Metrano - Gordon Baum
- Lionel Stander - Pinky Schwab
- Roberta Collins - Tanya Six
- Larry Pennell - Lee Dockerty
- Gary Morgan - Matilda
- Robert Mitchum - Duke Parkhurst
- Lenny Montana - Hood #1
- Frank Avianca - Hood #2
- Joe De Fish - Hood #3
- Pat Henry - Hood #4
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]
Soundtrack
- "When I'm with You, I'm Feelin' Good" - Music by Carol Connors, Lyrics by Ernie Shelton, Sung by Pat Boone & Debby Boone, Record Produced by Mike Curb
- "Waltzing Matilda" - (uncredited), Lyrics by A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson, Music by Christina Macpherson
Notes
- ↑ Harry Medved and Michael Medved. The Golden Turkey Awards London, Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Manila: Angus and Robertson Publishers, 1980. ISBN 0-207-95968-4. page 157-8.