Underplayed Gems

Mr. Reliable (1996)

Mr. Reliable poster
Directed by
Nadia Tass
Genre
comedy film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
R
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film is a comedy based on a true story about an Australian man named Wally Mellish. He gets into a standoff that turns into a media spectacle, but the focus is on the humorous and human side of the event.

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What happens

Mr. Reliable (also known as My Entire Life) is a 1996 film directed by Nadia Tass based on the true story of the Wally Mellish siege, starring Colin Friels and Jacqueline McKenzie. It is the second film to be inspired by Mellish's story, after 1993's Shotgun Wedding. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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