Malcolm Bennett

BRUTE!'s Malcolm Bennett wrote and acted as special consultant on this 1987 trailer for Mallet!, a ultra-violent cartoon noir directed by Blink animation director Bob Lawrie. Although it was never picked up by a major network, Mallet's influence can be seen in many films and animations that followed, namely the film adaptation of Frank Miller's Sin City. Starring Bob Pugh as Mallet and featuring Stephen Haley as Skillet.

This video short from the creators of the BRUTE! pulp nasty, Malcolm Bennett and Aidan Hughes, was originally shown on Channel 4 (UK) in 1986 as part of production company After Image's Alter Image show, it was directed by Jane Thorburn and Mark Lucas and stars Bob Pugh, Valerie Leon and Crispin Letts (who later also starred in BRUTE!'s Adventures of Sizzler for Network 7). Written by Malcolm Bennett with art direction by Aidan Hughes