Mr. Reliable

Mr. Reliable (1996)

An unbelievable true story about a home-style siege and a BBQ between friends.

All Wally Mellish, an ex-convict in 1960s Australia, wants to do is live a quiet life with his girlfriend Beryl. Unfortunately when two police officers come around to disturb this, a misunderstanding quickly becomes out of control, resulting Wally, Beryl and her child being trapped in their house, surrounded by armed police under the impression that Wally is holding everyone hostage. Events quickly spiral into a media circus as, through the siege, Wally - inadvertently - manages to become a symbol for the anti-war movement.

Date of release
1996-11-22
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Director
Nadia Tass

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$266.3K
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 3

Mr. Reliable 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.

Production

Terry Hayes was attached to produce the film. He showed a script to Nadia Tass, who liked the story and the characters but wanted it rewritten. Hayes made the changes and Tass came on board to direct. Also released as My Entire Life.

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