Mick cuts Tony deep

MELBOURNE comedy duo Tony Martin and Mick Molloy have fallen out over a movie project.

MELBOURNE comedy duo Tony Martin and Mick Molloy have fallen out over a movie project.

 The pair, who hosted the top national radio show Martin/Molloy from 1995-98, have not spoken for months.

The two are at loggerheads over a "mockumentary" made by Martin for the DVD release of Molloy's movie BoyTown.

The film was axed from the DVD, with the Molloy camp blaming a lack of time and money to finish it.

Martin has told the Herald Sun he was disappointed his 90-minute film was left off.

"I do think that it's probably one of the two or three best things I've ever done," he said.

Martin and Molloy worked together on TV shows The Late Show and The Martin Molloy Show, and movies Bad Eggs and Crackerjack.

Martin was hired by Molloy Boy Productions to make a mockumentary on the fictional boy band spoofed in BoyTown for the film's DVD release.

BoyTown was released on DVD in February, minus the BoyTown Confidential.

"It's massively disappointing for myself and all the actors who put a huge amount of work into it," Martin said.

John Molloy, Mick Molloy's brother and producing partner, said the film was scrapped because the team ran out of post-production money and time.

"There was amazing raw footage there, absolutely," he said.

"But it's a huge process to try and bring something like that to the final product and, unfortunately, we ran out of the time and resources to do it."

But Martin said he offered to pay the estimated $5000 post-production bill himself.

He said he was speaking out because so many people knew it was made and were now wondering what happened to it.

"Everyone assumes the reason the film wasn't included is it must be terrible," he said.

"The exact opposite is true. I'm in the awkward position where possibly the best thing I've done has become a blight on my reputation."

BoyTown star Lachy Hulme told the Herald Sun he had seen the mockumentary.

"It's utterly hilarious from start to finish," Hulme said.

"It might even be Tony Martin's magnum opus, his love letter to nerd comedy."

Judith Lucy, who worked with Martin and Molloy on Martin's film Bad Eggs, confirmed she had seen the film.

"It is very funny," Lucy said.

Mick Molloy has since moved on to his TV show The Nation, which was recently moved from its 9.30pm Tuesday timeslot to 10.30pm Wednesdays.

Martin presents the Get This daily radio show on Triple M.