Moving Malcolm

Moving Malcolm is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Benjamin Ratner and released in 2003.[1]

Moving Malcolm
Directed byBenjamin Ratner
Written byBenjamin Ratner
Produced byBenjamin Ratner
Paul Armstrong
Bridget Hill
StarringBenjamin Ratner
Elizabeth Berkley
John Neville
Jay Brazeau
Babz Chula
CinematographyGregory Middleton
Edited byRoss Weber
Music byChris Ainscough
Release date
  • August 30, 2003 (2003-08-30) (MWFF)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,000,000 Cdn (estimated)

The film stars Ratner as Gene Maxwell, a man who is forced to piece his life back together after being dumped at the altar by his fiancé Liz (Elizabeth Berkley), but is asked after the wedding to help her move her father Malcolm (John Neville) to a new apartment in a seniors home.[1] The cast also includes Jay Brazeau and Babz Chula as Gene's parents George and Gisha and Rebecca Harker as his autistic sister Jolea, as well as Linda Sorenson, Nicholas Lea, Nancy Sivak and Tom Scholte in supporting roles.[1]

Ratner acknowledged that the film was partially autobiographical; although Ratner was never personally jilted by a fiancé, he based Gene Maxwell's family on his own.[2]

The film premiered at the 2003 Montreal World Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the Best First Feature award jury.[3]

Awards

Harker won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film,[4] and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2004 Leo Awards.

References
  1. "Movie has feeling of baseball player who lost a close one". Vancouver Sun, October 17, 2003.
  2. "Labour of love was six years in the making". Vancouver Sun, October 17, 2003.
  3. "Dark horse takes top prize". The Globe and Mail, September 8, 2003.
  4. "Lost in Translation wins big". The Province, February 5, 2004.


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