Tom White (Missing Tom) - Colin Friels, Rachael Blake, Loene Carmen, Alkinos Tsilimidos
Threat advisory: Elevated - Significant risk of entertaining activities
Movie propaganda
Tom is on a little vacation from reality.
It's just a regular morning for the White family yet in the hustle and bustle of getting off to school and work, little do they know that at day's end life will never be the same again.
After a humiliating day at work and an alcohol-fuelled meltdown in front of his colleagues, Tom White (Colin Friels) stumbles around a darkened city alone, and out of his mind. He cannot face his wife (Rachael Blake) or his perfect suburban life.
In the blink of an eye this ordinary man slips into the urban underclass, concentric worlds that will be dark and weird, thrilling and dangerous.
On the street Tom encounters others living this alternate life: Matt (Daniel Spielman) a rent boy who offers him a bed and a party; Christine (Loene Carmen) the lonely ex-junkie with whom he has a brief and intense affair; Malcolm (Bill Hunter) the grandiose denizen of the streets who takes Tom under his wing; and Jet (Jarryd Jinks) a young wiry skateboarder, strikes up a friendship with the now grizzled Tom.
Then Tom's identity is exposed and he must decide if he has enough courage to end the odyssey and return home.
Persons of interest
- Colin Friels .... Tom White
- Rachael Blake .... Helen White
- Dan Spielman .... Matt
- Loene Carmen .... Christine
- David Field .... Phil
- Bill Hunter .... Malcolm
- Jarryd Jinks .... Jet
- Angela Punch McGregor .... Irene
- Kevin Harrington .... Neil
- Gloria Ajenstat .... Nurse
- Arthur Angel .... Paul
- Jonathan Auf Der Heide .... Himself
- Nick Barkla .... Darren Burrows
- Jack Charles .... Harry
- Mark Constable .... Tony
- Peter Curtin .... Noel Cartwright
- Daniel Keene .... Screenwriter
- Paul Kelly .... Composer
- Alkinos Tsilimidos .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Tom White (Missing Tom) official movie site
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- Awards and film festivals:
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) 2004: Nominated: Best film, Best actor in a leading role (Colin Friels), Best direction (Alkinos Tsilimidos), Best actor in a supporting role (Dan Spielman), Best actress in a supporting role (Rachael Blake, Loene Carmen), Best original screenplay (Daniel Keene), Best cinematography (Toby Oliver), Best editing (Ken Sallows ASE), Best sound (James Currie, Michael Bakaloff, Peter Walker, Tristan Meredith), Best production design (Dan Potra), Best costume design (Jill Johanson)
- Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards 2004: Won: Best Actor (Colin Friels), Best Actor - Supporting Role (Dan Spielman), Best Editor (Ken Sallows), Best Original Screenplay (Daniel Keene); Nominated: Best Film, Best Director (Alkinos Tsilimidos), Best Music Score (Paul Kelly and The Boon Companions), Best Actor - Supporting Role (Bill Hunter), Best Actress - Supporting Role (Loene Carmen, Rachael Blake)
- if Awards 2004: Won: Best Actor (Colin Friels)
- Montréal World Film Festival 2004: World première
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2004: Australian Showcase
- Studios and distributors
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
Tom White is a boring man who, one day, realises how boring he is and loses the plot. This closely parallels the life of Daniel Keene who, one day, realises how boring his script is and loses the plot. Tom White is a boring film about a middle-class man's descent into penury. The Tom White script is a boring story about one screenwriter's descent into theatricality.
This is not an important film but it's interesting to watch Colin Friels become a homeless bum.
Security censorship classification
M (Drug use, adult themes, violence, strong coarse language, nudity)
Surveillance time
106 minutes (1:46 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 19 August 2004
DVD rental: 20 April 2005
VHS rental: 20 April 2005
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