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brilliant actors, brilliant editing

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Jill Cowper (Judy Morris) has a plumber (Ivar Kants) come to her house one day. She didn't call for one but he said it's just a routine checkup. He discovers all these problems and comes back the next day to "fix" things and begins playing mind games with her and verbally terrorizing her.PLOT SPOILERS! Why some many people love this is beyond me. Director Peter Weir himself said he did it just for the money...and it shows. The story is slow, uninvolving and completely pointless. Also the main character acts like an idiot. More than once I was wondering why Jill let the plumber back in considering how strange he acts from the beginning. Then he breaks in through the ceiling and she doesn't call the police???? I started to hate this woman a lot. She was allowing herself to be terrorized! To make matters worse the ending was weak and we never do find out why the plumber was doing all this. It's a big buildup to nothing. This gets two stars because it was somewhat creepy (until you realize it's going nowhere), there was some eerie music and sound effects and the acting was good. But, all in all, it was slow, murky and pointless. If Peter Weir hadn't directed this it would have disappeared long ago. A 2 at best.

In Australia, anthropologist housewife and thesis writer Judy Morris (as Jill) is startled when grungy plumber Ivar Kants (as Max) arrives unannounced, for a routine check into her bathroom's plumbing. Singing as he helps himself in her shower, Mr. Kants tells Ms. Morris her pipes are bad, and need replacing. "The Plumber" becomes a menacing presence in Morris' apartment, but neither husband Robert Coleby (as Brian Cowper) nor best friend Candy Raymond (as Meg) sees any danger. They think Morris is overreacting. Is Kants a convicted rapist, or a budding Bob Dylan singing "It's Me, Babe"? Written and directed by Peter Weir as a cheap TV movie, "The Plumber" is a hilarious take-off on horror, class and culture.******** The Plumber (6/8/79) Peter Weir ~ Ivar Kants, Judy Morris, Robert Coleby, Candy Raymond

Hi, My name is Mark Zara I was one of the members of a South Australia band called Static. In the 70,s we were gathering a following in Adelaide playing pubs ,clubs and large venue,s and were approached to write a few songs for the film.After putting the songs together in a short time,we went into a recording studio and laid down 3 tracks Unfortunately the songs can only be heard on the plumbers radio while he,s working, and even then it,s you can barely hear it. At lest we got a credit at the end of the film I,d didn't see the film until the mid 1980,s a didn't think it was much of a horror movie, I found it laughable in parts hope I gave some help Mark

Little known Australian gem that takes the old 'girl stalked by psycho' theme and gives it a fun twist with some astute social commentary. A highly intellectual, educated women suddenly finds herself being manipulated by a slovenly, low class plumber. She is an expert at primitive cultures, yet is unable to deal with her own 'civilized' culture. As he tears away at her bathroom, he also tears away at the line that seperates the classes. Playfully pokes at everything from how much control one really has on their enviroment, to how vulnerable we ALL are and how no one is really that far removed or 'above' anyone else. Also aptly displays how our social mores, customs, and status are only their as long as everyone respects them. Yet the best thing about this sleeper is how everyone, including her friends and husband, are so caught up in their own little worlds that they cannot fully fathom the extent of her fear. Bringing to light the old adage of us all having our own 'private hell'. Mono sound and a bit of a 'cop out' ending are the only detractions.