Tim is a novel by Australian writer Colleen McCullough, published by Harper and Row in 1974. Her literary agent was Frieda Fishbein. It portrays the story of the developing relationship between an older, middle-class woman, Mary Horton, who lives on her own and a handsome, developmentally impaired 24-year-old gardener, Tim Melville, whom she hires. It inspired the 1979 film of the same name, starring Piper Laurie and Mel Gibson and the 1996 television film Mary & Tim starring Candice Bergen and Tom McCarthy.
Adaptations (2)
Tim has been adapted into 2 films, from 1979 to 1996. The most recent is Mary & Tim (1996).
Tim1979 · film · 109 min · dir. Michael Pate · IMDb ↗IMDb6.4Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she had found Tim. At first they are friends. But soon they become lovers, as Mary, drawn to Tim's innocence and magnetism, begins to teach him all about life - and love.
Mary & Tim1996 · film · 92 min · dir. Glenn Jordan · IMDb ↗IMDb7.2Another adaptation of the novel "Tim", about the love that develops between a mentally challenged young man and the older, lonely widow who takes him under her wing.
