Spotswood (The Efficiency Expert) (1991)
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Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 2
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Also released as Spotswood, The Efficiency Expert stars Anthony Hopkins as Wallace, a cold-blooded management consultant, infamous for radically "downsizing" every firm he comes in contact with. Wallace's latest assignment is to streamline a small, family-owned shoe factory in Australia. As he gets to know the eccentric (and endearingly inefficient) factory workers, Wallace undergoes a slow-but-sure "humanizing" process. Eventually realizing that he can simultaneously cut costs and preserve the
Nov 6, 1992 Wide
Feb 6, 2007
Miramax
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Cast
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Anthony Hopkins
Errol Wallace, Wallace -
Ben Mendelsohn
Carey -
Alwyn Kurts
Mr. Ball -
Bruno Lawrence
Robert -
John Walton
Finn -
Rebecca Rigg
Cheryl -
Toni Collette
Wendy -
Russell Crowe
Kim -
Daniel Wyllie
Frank Fletcher -
John Flaus
Gordon -
Jeff Truman
Ron -
Gary Adams
Kevin -
Leslie David Baker
Gwen -
Randall Berger
Amos -
Max Fairchild
Wendys Father -
Jacob Kino
Marvin -
Conor McDermottroe
Salesman 2 -
Robert Noble
Union Official -
Desiree Smith
Shirley -
James Condon
Executive 1 -
Judith Graham
Jean -
Esme Melville
Rose -
Geoff Brooks
Salesman 1 -
Angela Punch McGregor
Caroline
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The eccentricities of the characters and the nostalgia emanating from the wonderfully evocative production design by Chris Kennedy all add up to a charming film of considerable entertainment value. It is a minor classic of Australian cinema.
This is a minor comedy, in the style of Ealing films from the 1950s, of the little man against the bureaucrats.
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- Mr. Ball: Work isn't just about money, Mr. Wallace. It's about dignity.
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