Underplayed Gems

The Real Macaw (1998)

The Real Macaw poster
Directed by
Mario Andreacchio
Genre
adventure film, family film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A boy named Sam teams up with his grandfather and a talking parrot named Mac to find a hidden treasure. They must outsmart a greedy doctor who also wants the treasure. The story takes place around Brisbane, Australia.

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What happens

The Real Macaw is a 1998 Australian adventure film written by Bruce Hancock and Matthew Perry and directed by Mario Andreacchio. It was produced and distributed by Becker Entertainment in association with the Australian Film Finance Corporation, The South Australian Film Corporation, The New South Wales Film and Television Office and The Queensland Government through Film Queensland, and filmed on location in Brisbane, Queensland. The film was released in Australia on 24 September 1998 and released on VHS in the United States and Canada on 11 July 2000 by Paramount Home Video. It stars Jamie Croft as Sam Girdis, Deborra-Lee Furness as Beth Girdis, Joe Petruzzi as Rick Girdis, John Waters as Dr. Lance Hagen, and Jason Robards as Grandpa Girdis. The voice of Mac the Parrot was performed by Daniel Murphy in the Australian version and by John Goodman in the North American version. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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