Tim (1979)
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46% of users liked it
(204 ratings)
Based on a novel by Colleen McCullough (The Thorn Birds), this "May-December romance" stars Piper Laurie as Mary Horton, a lonely middle-aged American career woman who hires a handsome, mildly retarded young handyman named Tim (played by 22-year-old Mel Gibson in his third screen role). At… More Based on a novel by Colleen McCullough (The Thorn Birds), this "May-December romance" stars Piper Laurie as Mary Horton, a lonely middle-aged American career woman who hires a handsome, mildly retarded young handyman named Tim (played by 22-year-old Mel Gibson in his third screen role). At first keeping her distance, Mary is drawn closer to Tim as the days pass. When Tim's mother dies, Mary becomes his surrogate mother, a relationship that deepens into romantic love. Tim's older sister Dawn (Deborah Kennedy) resents Mary's "intrusion" into their lives, but Tim's dad Ron (Alwyn Kurts) blesses the relationship, realizing that it is beneficial to both parties. Director Michael Pate avoids all opportunities to cheapen or sensationalize the material; while Tim and Mary do end up in bed, it is a sweet moment, not a prurient one. Tim was produced for Australian television. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Pate
- Genres
- Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Dec 31, 1979 Wide
- Studio
- MoMedia
Critic Reviews
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Nick Davis, Nick's Flick Picks
Tim comes close to reproducing the plot of Doubt, in negative-space fashion. That is, for this go-round, we spend all our time with the uncomprehending kid (if he is uncomprehending?) and his teacher-nurturer-desirer.
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Cast
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Piper Laurie
as Mary Horton
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Mel Gibson
as Tim Melville
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Alwyn Kurts
as Ron Melville
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Pat Evison
as Emily Melville
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Peter Gwynne
as Tom Ainsley
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Deborah Kennedy
as Dawn Melville
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David Foster
as Mick Harrington
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Margo Lee
as Mrs. Harrington
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James Condon
as Mr. Harrington
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Kevin Leslie
as Curly Campbell
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Catherine Bray
as Mrs. Martinson
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Doris Goddard
as Barmaid Maudie
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Allan Penney
as Storekeeper Thompson
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Michael Caulfield
as John Harrington
