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Tim

A somewhat mentally handicapped 20-year-old man works as a laborer, but everyone abuses his naiveté. A nice 40-year-old American woman hires him one day and they become close. However, the town and his family see her as predatory.

Director

Michael Pate

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Awards

4 wins

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Mary Horton

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Tom Ainsley

Dawnie Melville

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Mick Harrington

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Tim Melville Ron Melville Mary Horton

Oh, damn! - Tim

It's ten minutes to five, eastern standard time. - Tim

It's ten minutes to five, eastern standard time.

- Yeah?
- Your Fox 2. - Tim

- Yeah? - Your Fox 2.

- Sit here.
- Hi, Mom. - Tim

- Sit here. - Hi, Mom.

- What's to eat?
- As if you'd know when you're full of beer. - Tim

- What's to eat? - As if you'd know when you'...

I like fish and chips. - Tim

I like fish and chips.

Who is it? - Tim

- Hello.
- Hello. - Tim

- Hello. - Hello.

- Do you think you can manage that?
- No worry, I'm good with machinery. - Tim

- Do you think you can manage that? - No worry, I'm goo...

Sit down. - Tim

Cake? - Tim

- Good book?
- Yes, it's very interesting. - Tim

- Good book? - Yes, it's very interesting.

- That was my special imitation of a kangaroo.
- Oh! That was very good, Tim. - Tim

- That was my special imitation of a kangaroo. - Oh! That wa...

I finished out here if you wanna come and
take a look, and then I'll start on the back. - Tim

I finished out here if you wanna come and take a look, and t...

Gee, nice house. - Tim

Gee, nice house.

All those books. - Tim

All those books.

Bathroom's right through there,
I left out towel and soap for you. - Tim

Bathroom's right through there, I left out towel and so...

Twenty dollars. - Tim

Twenty dollars.

She wants me to come
again next Saturday, too. - Tim

She wants me to come again next Saturday, too.

That looks nice. - Tim

That looks nice.

- Come out to the patio and we'll have some tea.
- Sure. - Tim

- Come out to the patio and we'll have some tea. - Sure...

Hello. Who? Oh, Mary. - Tim

Hello. Who? Oh, Mary.

Did you hear that I'm going to the beach with Mary - Tim

Did you hear that I'm going to the beach with Mary

- You ever been up here before?
- Naw, don't get out much, none of us do. - Tim

- You ever been up here before? - Naw, don't get out mu...

- Oh, I got it.
- Good. - Tim

- Oh, I got it. - Good.

- Mr. Thompson, hello.
- Hello, Missus... oh, I've got your order ready. - Tim

- Mr. Thompson, hello. - Hello, Missus... oh, I've got ...

I've never been for a
ride on the beach before. - Tim

I've never been for a ride on the beach before.

Sit down or you'll fall off - Tim

Sit down or you'll fall off

Oh, this is nice. - Tim

Oh, this is nice.

Well, I think that's
enough work for today. - Tim

Well, I think that's enough work for today.

You found one? - Tim

How come if you live down here,
you never go to the beach? - Tim

How come if you live down here, you never go to the beach?

You coming? - Tim

Go on, it's nice. - Tim

Go on, it's nice.

- Where are you going?
- Oh, it's too cold. - Tim

- Where are you going? - Oh, it's too cold.

- Are you sure you won't come in?
- Oh, I can't, it's too cold. - Tim

- Are you sure you won't come in? - Oh, I can't, i...

Hey, turn your lights out. - Tim

Hey, turn your lights out.

So that's Mary Horton. - Tim

So that's Mary Horton.

I think...that's about enough
of that for one night. - Tim

I think...that's about enough of that for one night.

Have a cup of tea, Son? - Tim

Have a cup of tea, Son?

Hello, Mom... hello, Dad. - Tim

Hello, Mom... hello, Dad.

Where do you want these planted? - Tim

Where do you want these planted?

Tim... - Tim

Anything that I've done? - Tim

Anything that I've done?

Plush looking place isn't it? - Tim

Plush looking place isn't it?

Naturally, Dawn will be married in white,
with at least one attendant? - Tim

Naturally, Dawn will be married in white, with at least one ...

Well, how was the wedding?
Were you happy for Dawnie? - Tim

Well, how was the wedding? Were you happy for Dawnie?

Night-night, Mary. - Tim

Night-night, Mary.

Thanks. - Tim

I haven't seen you today,
did you have a good weekend? - Tim

I haven't seen you today, did you have a good weekend?

Hi, Mom! - Tim

I... - Tim

- I got it, Mom.
- Oh, thanks, Son. - Tim

- I got it, Mom. - Oh, thanks, Son.

- I wonder where Mom is?
- Em, we're home, Love. - Tim

- I wonder where Mom is? - Em, we're home, Love.

Dad! - Tim

Hello, Dr. Perkins, it's Ron Melville here. - Tim

Hello, Dr. Perkins, it's Ron Melville here.

- Ron.
- I'm here, Love. - Tim

- Ron. - I'm here, Love.

- Ron.
- Yes, Love. - Tim

- Ron. - Yes, Love.

Tim... - Tim

She's gone, mate.
We did all we could. - Tim

She's gone, mate. We did all we could.

Gone? - Tim

- She's gone.
- Oh, Mick! - Tim

- She's gone. - Oh, Mick!

- Mick, help Dawnie out, Mate.
- Yeah, yeah. - Tim

- Mick, help Dawnie out, Mate. - Yeah, yeah.

Well, she's gone Tim.
We gotta learn to get along without her. - Tim

Well, she's gone Tim. We gotta learn to get along witho...

She's really and truly dead? - Tim

She's really and truly dead?

Mary told me about dying.
I know what dead is. - Tim

Mary told me about dying. I know what dead is.

- Yes.
- I'm Mary Horton. - Tim

- Yes. - I'm Mary Horton.

- Someone for you, Ron.
- Oh. - Tim

- Someone for you, Ron. - Oh.

- Oh, Miss Horton?
- Yes, how is Tim? - Tim

- Oh, Miss Horton? - Yes, how is Tim?

And this is Miss Horton, Tim's friend. - Tim

And this is Miss Horton, Tim's friend.

You're very, very wrong, my dear. - Tim

You're very, very wrong, my dear.

What's the matter with you, Mary?
Are you laughing or crying? - Tim

What's the matter with you, Mary? Are you laughing or c...

Eternal God, in whose comforting and keeping
there is shelter from the storm, - Tim

Eternal God, in whose comforting and keeping there is shelte...

Oh, hello, Mary. - Tim

Oh, hello, Mary.

- Take good care of your dad.
- Oh, I will. - Tim

- Take good care of your dad. - Oh, I will.

Thank God, it's
the end of this week. - Tim

Thank God, it's the end of this week.

You didn't really tell me what happened
after you picked Tim up last week. - Tim

You didn't really tell me what happened after you picke...

Good luck.
It will work out. - Tim

Good luck. It will work out.

Oh Mary, I wish you'd been here all this week. - Tim

Oh Mary, I wish you'd been here all this week.

If anything should happen to
me, will you look after Tim? - Tim

If anything should happen to me, will you look after Tim?

He's enough to break a man's heart. - Tim

He's enough to break a man's heart.

- I don't want to interrupt your reading.
- It's all right. - Tim

- I don't want to interrupt your reading. - It's a...

It's all the stuff I
was telling you about, - Tim

It's all the stuff I was telling you about,

That's right! Hug him! Hug him!
You're always doing that! - Tim

That's right! Hug him! Hug him! You're always doin...

Tim! - Tim

- What have I done?
- Nothing, go away. - Tim

- What have I done? - Nothing, go away.

Dear God! - Tim

What is it? - Tim

You told me that one day I'd be so happy that I'd cry - Tim

You told me that one day I'd be so happy that I'd...

Hello. - Tim

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A somewhat mentally handicapped 20-year-old man works as a laborer, but everyone abuses his naiveté. A nice 40-year-old American woman hires him one day and they become close. However, the town and his family see her as predatory.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Michael Pate

Writer: Colleen McCullough, Michael Pate

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, romance

Year: 1979

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 13 Jul 1979

Awards: 4 wins

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