Directed by:
Mark JoffeCinematography:
Ellery RyanComposer:
Ricky FataarCast:
Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Bruno Lawrence, Rebecca Rigg, John Walton, Toni Collette, Russell Crowe, Angela Punch McGregor, Jeff Truman (more)Plots(1)
When a consultant is hired to boost a factory's profits, economic theory collides with shop floor reality to create a deliciously dry social comedy. Wallace (Anthony Hopkins), is a time and motion expert. After a lifetime of turning men into machines, Wallace has become bereft of emotion, treating all with a frigid indifference. But when he arrives at Balls Moccasin factory he is unnerved by the welcoming reception from the unsuspecting workers. For in this workplace, footwear manufacturing offers only occasional distraction from the pastime of gossip and debate. Upon finishing his report, his solution is to sack the staff, cease production and change to imports. But as he is unwittingly drawn into the factory's family atmosphere he begins to consider the consequences of his advice. Has the man gone soft or will the old Wallace return and push for closure? (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Anthony Hopkins
UK
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Father (2020)
Ben Mendelsohn
Australia
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Ready Player One (2018)
The King (2019)
Bruno Lawrence
UK
Best movies:
Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981)
The Quiet Earth (1985)
Utu (1983)
Rebecca Rigg
Australia
Best movies:
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Spotswood (1992)
Emma: Queen of the South Seas (1988) (series)
John Walton
Australia
Best movies:
The Lighthorsemen (1987)
Spotswood (1992)
Halifax f.p. (1994) (series)
Toni Collette
Australia
Best movies:
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Mary and Max (2009)
Knives Out (2019)
Russell Crowe
New Zealand
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Gladiator (2000)
Angela Punch McGregor
Australia
Best movies:
Annie's Coming Out (1984)
Spotswood (1992)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Jeff Truman
Australia
Best movies:
A Long Way from Home: Dadah Is Death (1988) (TV movie)
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
The 13th Floor (1988)
Conor McDermottroe
Ireland
Best movies:
Anzacs (1985) (series)
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999) (TV movie)
Quigley Down Under (1990)
Dan Wyllie
Australia
Best movies:
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Lucky Miles (2007)
Charlie's Country (2013)
Robert Noble
USA
Best movies:
Little Boy (2015)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Spotswood (1992)
Max Fairchild
Best movies:
Money Movers (1979)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
James Condon
Australia
Best movies:
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
Spotswood (1992)
Nathan Croft
Best movies:
Spotswood (1992)
Elizabeth Rule
Best movies:
Spotswood (1992)
Halifax f.p. (1994) (series)
Dead End (1999)