The Real Macaw (1998)
An ancient talking macaw named Mac becomes the saving grace for an elderly man threatened with a nursing home, when it is discovered that the talking bird knows the whereabouts of a buried treasure from its days with a pirate. His grandson decides to go off on the hunt only to discover that a resort now exists where the treasure is buried.
- Date of release
- 1998-09-24
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Adventure, Family
- Director
- Mario Andreacchio
Casting
- Jamie Croft — Sam Girdis
- Deborra-Lee Furness — Beth Girdis
- Joe Petruzzi — Rick Girdis
- John Waters — Dr. Lance Hagen
- Jason Robards — Grandpa Girdis
- John Goodman — Mac (voice)
- Gerry Connolly — Lou Rickets
- Robert Coleby — Mr. St. John
- Petra Yared — Kathy Girdis
- Nathan Kotzur — Scarlatta
- Kevin Hides — Businessman on Plane
- Penny Everingham — Nurse Gimlet
Interesting facts
- Box office: A$741.6K
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.
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