The Earthling 1980  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Collinson
Cast: William Holden, Rick Schroder, Jack Thompson, Olivia Hamnett, Alwyn Kurts, Redmond Phillips, Tony Barry
Orphaned by the death of his parents (Jack Thompson and Olivia Hamnett) in a camping accident, Shawn Daley (Ricky Schroder) is rescued by a hermit, Patrick Foley (William Holden), who teaches him the art of survival in the Australian outback.
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Spotswood 1992 PG, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Efficiency Expert
Director: Mark Joffe
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Alwyn Kurts, Bruno Lawrence, Russell Crowe, Toni Collette, Rebecca Riggs, John Walton, Angela Punch McGregor, John Flaus, Daniel Wyllie, Jeff Truman
Efficiency expert Errol Wallace (Anthony Hopkins) utilizes cold-blooded management practices–until he becomes "humanized" by workers at an Australian family-owned moccasin factory.
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Tim 1979 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Pate
Cast: Piper Laurie, Mel Gibson, Alwyn Kurts, Pat Evison, Peter Gwynne, Deborah Kennedy, David Foster, Michael Caulfield, Margo Lee, James Condon, Allan Penney, Brenda Senders, Brian Barrie, Kevin Leslie, Geoff Usher
Middle-aged Mary Horton (Piper Laurie) hires 24-year-old, retarded Tim Melville (Mel Gibson) as her gardener. After his mother dies, Mary takes Tim under her wing and becomes his surrogate mother in a relationship that deepens into romantic love. She teaches him to read and then invites him to visit her beach home as their relationship grows. Now, members of Tim's family–including his sister Dawn (Deborah Kennedy) and father Ron (Alwyn Kurts)–each deal with the situation in their own unique ways.
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| 1. The Earthling (1980)
2. Spotswood (1992)
aka: The Efficiency Expert
3. Tim (1979)
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