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Scherzi maligni

Titolo originale: Frauds
  • 1993
  • R
  • 1h 30min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
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Phil Collins, Josephine Byrnes, and Hugo Weaving in Scherzi maligni (1993)
ComedyCrimeThriller

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaRoland has made decisions with a die since his 8th birthday. Now an insurance investigator, he uses it at work.Roland has made decisions with a die since his 8th birthday. Now an insurance investigator, he uses it at work.Roland has made decisions with a die since his 8th birthday. Now an insurance investigator, he uses it at work.

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    • Stephan Elliott
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Stephan Elliott
  • Star
    • Mitchell McMahon
    • Andrew McMahon
    • Rebel Penfold-Russell
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    5,9/10
    1199
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    • Regia
      • Stephan Elliott
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Stephan Elliott
    • Star
      • Mitchell McMahon
      • Andrew McMahon
      • Rebel Penfold-Russell
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    • 9Recensioni della critica
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    Mitchell McMahon
    • Young Roland Copping
    Andrew McMahon
    • Young Matthew Copping
    Rebel Penfold-Russell
    • Mother
    • (as Rebel Russell)
    Hugo Weaving
    Hugo Weaving
    • Jonathan Wheats
    Peter Mochrie
    Peter Mochrie
    • Michael Allen
    Josephine Byrnes
    Josephine Byrnes
    • Beth Wheats
    Helen O'Connor
    • Margaret
    Colleen Clifford
    Colleen Clifford
    • Mrs. Waterson
    Phil Collins
    Phil Collins
    • Roland Copping
    Vincent Ball
    Vincent Ball
    • Judge
    Gandhi MacIntyre
    Gandhi MacIntyre
    • Cartel Valuer
    Christina Ormani
    • Telephone Girl
    Nicholas Hammond
    Nicholas Hammond
    • Detective Simms
    Kee Chan
    Kee Chan
    • Detective Alan
    Ian Cockburn
    • Matthew Copping
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      • Stephan Elliott
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Stephan Elliott
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    bob the moo

    Weird mix that doesn't totally work

    Beth comes home to find a burglar in her home. During a struggle she kills him and is later cleared of manslaughter. However insurance investigator Roland Copping begins to look into the case looking for fraud. He eventually finds a fraud by Beth's husband Jonathon and begins to blackmail the couple in a game where the stakes continually rise.

    This is an Australian comedy - oops! immediate turn off for me. And it stars Phil Collins - double oops. Whenever I see Phil Collins in a film my immediate assumption is that they couldn't get Bob Hoskins. This really needed to do something special to win me over. And for the first half it does - the robbery scenes are good and then Collins uncovering the fraud is very interesting. However the second half is all a bit daft - Collin's living in an unlikely toy-store house with a range of gadgets and Jonathon being drawn into a deadly game. It has it's moments but the second half is a bit silly.

    The cast are mixed. Collins is not a great actor and hams it up - however here the film so overdone that his style almost fits.....almost. His childhood is not well enough explored and instead we are treated to fancy sets and fantasy sequences that aren't set in any context. Byrnes is good as the harassed wife but Hugo Weaving is lost with a stretched role where he has to jump from gentle husband to being on the same level as Collins.

    Overall the first half is quite interesting - you don't totally know what's going on in every situation. However the second half is a bit silly and Collins loses any believability as a character. It's a little entertaining but the colourful child-like set takes away much of the dark mystery of the first half.
    6merklekranz

    Neon fun house of sadism ...........

    "Frauds" is a well acted, weirdly entertaining sadistic fun house ride. Phil Collins, who quite frankly can quickly wear thin, uses that annoyance to full advantage while putting the squeeze on husband and wife Hugo Weaving and Josephine Byrnes. Insurance fraud leads to blackmail and a living nightmare in the form of insurance investigator, Collins. The most intriguing part of "Frauds" is most definitely Collins's neon lit fun house where he resides. That imaginative set piece drives this film. If only it had concluded in a more satisfying manner. The resolution is indeed the weakest part of an otherwise winning movie. - MERK
    7DanTheMan2150AD

    Phil the Shill goes off the deep end

    Offbeat, a little unnerving and completely bizarre, Frauds sets a challenging tone for a supposed comedy from the offset with a bit of casual child death. However, when the film in question features Phil Collins talking into a Lego Phone rapidly intercut with extreme closeup shots of the woman on the other end, it's hard not to get invested in the madcap and wacky mania of it all. Stephan Elliott directs the film with a brilliant amount of Ozzy absurdism, the tones don't always mesh well together, jumping from between being a darkly comedic thriller to an outright horror but his pension for visual inventiveness more than makes up for it, playing like a sadistic funhouse ride. The performances all around are great, especially from Hugo Weaving but Collins steals the show and is easily the best part of the film, bringing an exorbitant amount of manic energy to his role, one that feels as if Phil the Shill from Miami Vice had gone completely loco, once again making me wish that he did more live-action roles. Granted the soundtrack is a bit naff, a bit too jaunty here and there and one that really could have used Phil's magic touch, but for all its faults, Frauds is a delightfully deranged little film, certainly a roll of the dice for its viewer but one that's a blast from start to end.
    7HenryHextonEsq

    A refreshing, oddball little film! Phil Collins in a fine film role!

    Coming across this late at night on ITV1 was quite a find really. I had heard of it, and the idea of Phil Collins as a demented villain did appeal. I really liked the oddball quality of it all, with Collins wonderful as a jovial, buffoonish grinner, treading the line between menace and absurdity in portraying one Roland Copping, who one might call a tad eccentric. The lunacy and non-sequiturs build up very effectively in the middle of the film; perhaps the tone might have been made a little more dark, or perhaps less light, presumably with different, less jaunty music.

    Maybe it tails off slightly, but the ending somehow seems to me a gem. The absurdism isn't compromised by a happy ending, it is strengthened by a subtle, fitting conclusion.

    I wouldn't say this was a perfect film, but it is damn enjoyable, far from the mainstream and never bland. The sets, by the way, for Copping's house, are fab; just thought I had to add that!

    Rating:- *** 1/2/*****
    8schofy

    Frauds....A winner to me

    I realise the first thing people who look at this movie will think 2 things. Australia and Phil Collins grumble, grumble, grumble...Well I watched this film in as best an objective observer as I could be. I like Phil Collins as a musician, I say like, I mean I really like, but however if I thought he was awful I would say so. Sure this film was not going to win an Oscar, But it's clever, Quirky and the humour is darkly rich. The 3 leads are excellent, All border line madness as their worlds collapse around them at various moments. I really enjoyed this film and also goes to show that not only do you not have to spent mega bucks on a good wacky thriller but keep your eyes peeled, The uk and USA don't have the rights anymore on making appealing movies. Rent it, Buy it, Watch it, It will make a good Saturday night :)

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      Directorial debut of Stephan Elliott.
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      Referenced in Il Saturday Night Live: Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith (1993)
    • Colonne sonore
      I've Got You Under My Skin
      Written by Cole Porter

      Published by Warner/Chappell Music

      Performed by Marcia Hines with Bob Cousins Big Band

      Courtesy of Peter Rix Management

      Arranged and Conducted by Derek Williams

      Produced by Guy Gross

      [Roland lip syncs to the song]

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    • Data di uscita
      • 21 luglio 1994 (Australia)
    • Paese di origine
      • Australia
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
    • Celebre anche come
      • Frauds
    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Sydney, Nuovo Galles del Sud, Australia
    • Aziende produttrici
      • J&M Entertainment
      • Latent Image Productions Pty. Ltd.
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    • Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
      • 553 USD
    • Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
      • 247 USD
      • 19 set 1993
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