Directed by:
P.J. HoganScreenplay:
P.J. HoganCinematography:
Donald McAlpineComposer:
Michael YezerskiCast:
Liev Schreiber, Toni Collette, Anthony LaPaglia, Lily Sullivan, Chelsea Bennett, Caroline Goodall, Kerry Fox, Deborah Mailman, Rebecca Gibney (more)VOD (2)
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Told in colorful, comedic and musical interludes – with all the pop sensibilities you have come to expect from a PJ Hogan film, MENTAL tells the quirky, comedic and often inspiring story of the Moochmore family. The Moochmore girls are certain they suffer from some kind of undiagnosed neurotic mental issue – because after all, if they're not crazy then they're just unpopular. Unable to cope with her peculiar daughters and Barry (LaPaglia), her unsupportive, philandering politician husband, Shirley (Gibney) lives in the fantastical world of the Family Von Trapp and the songs of The Sound of Music. When her delusions become too much to bear, Barry commits Shirley to a mental hospital and finds himself alone with five teenage girls he barely knows. Desperate, he impulsively picks up an eccentric hitchhiker named Shaz (Collette), who becomes the girls' nanny and transforms their lives with her unconventional beliefs. Shaz is charismatic, hot tempered, inspiring, and completely nuts. However, she proves to be exactly what the Moochmore family needs. If not for a shark hunter (Schreiber) who throws a twist in to their plans, there may just be a happy ending. (Dada Films)
(more)Cast
Liev Schreiber
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spotlight (2015)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Toni Collette
Australia
Best movies:
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Mary and Max (2009)
Knives Out (2019)
Anthony LaPaglia
Australia
Best movies:
Trees Lounge (1996)
The Balibo Conspiracy (2009)
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Lily Sullivan
Australia
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Jungle (2017)
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Chelsea Bennett
Best movies:
Mental (2012)
Caroline Goodall
UK
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Kerry Fox
New Zealand
Best movies:
An Angel at My Table (1990)
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
Shallow Grave (1994)
Deborah Mailman
Australia
Best movies:
Lucky Miles (2007)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Bran Nue Dae (2009)
Rebecca Gibney
New Zealand
Best movies:
The Dressmaker (2015)
Dark of the Night (1984)
The Killing Field (2014) (TV movie)
Bethany Whitmore
Australia
Best movies:
Mary and Max (2009)
Girl Asleep (2015)
Mental (2012)
Natasha Bassett
Australia
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Damien Garvey
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Love and Monsters (2020)
Answered by Fire (2006) (TV movie)
Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012) (TV movie)
Ben Weirheim
Australia
Best movies:
Son of a Gun (2014)
Mental (2012)
Piper Nairn
Australia
Best movies:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Mental (2012)
Michael Thomson
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
The Duchess (2008)
Daddy's Little Girl (2012)
Andrea Moor
Australia
Best movies:
Elvis (2022)
The Man Who Sued God (2001)
Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
Hayley Magnus
Australia
Best movies:
The Dressmaker (2015)
Childhood's End (2015) (series)
Mental (2012)
Amanda Woodhams
Best movies:
The Dressmaker (2015)
Mental (2012)
Dark Sister (2014)
Rob Carlton
Best movies:
You Can't Stop the Murders (2003)
The Glass House (2001)
All the Way (2003)