The Real Macaw
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An ancient talking macaw named Mac becomes the saving grace for an elderly man threatened with a nursing home, when it is discovered that the talking bird knows the whereabouts of a buried treasure from its days with a pirate. His grandson decides to go off on the hunt only to discover that a resort now exists where the treasure is buried.
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Cast
19 people
Jamie Croft
Sam Girdis
Known for
Heidi
Napoleon
Deborra-Lee Furness
Beth Girdis
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Force of Nature: The Dry 2
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Joe Petruzzi
Rick Girdis
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Salem's Lot
The Beast
John Waters
Dr. Lance Hagen
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2:22
Breaker Morant
Jason Robards
Grandpa Girdis
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Philadelphia
John Goodman
Mac (voice)
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
10 Cloverfield Lane
Gerry Connolly
Lou Rickets
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Dead Gorgeous
Dog's Head Bay
Robert Coleby
Mr. St. John
Known for
Tracks
The Marine
Petra Yared
Kathy Girdis
Known for
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Nathan Kotzur
Scarlatta
Known for
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
Kevin Hides
Businessman on Plane
Also in
The Day of the Roses
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Penny Everingham
Nurse Gimlet
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Nim's Island
Mario Andreacchio Director · Bruce Hancock Screenplay Matthew Perry Screenplay
Worldwide gross $742K · Budget $5M · First release September 24, 1998
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Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$741,876
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Bellwether Films
Production
Adelaide Motion Picture Company
Production
Becker Entertainment
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Australia · September 24, 1998
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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