This Won't Hurt a Bit is a 1993 Australian comedy film. It was directed by Chris Kennedy.[2][3]
| This Won't Hurt a Bit | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chris Kennedy |
| Written by | Chris Kennedy |
| Produced by | Patrick Fitzgerald Chris Kennedy |
| Starring | Greig Pickhaver Jacqueline McKenzie |
| Cinematography | Marc Spicer |
| Edited by | Peter Butt |
| Music by | Mario Grigoriv |
| Distributed by | Beyond Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | A$6,686 (Australia)[1] |
According to Ozmovies,
Those searching for the source of inspiration for writer/director and co-producer Chris Kennedy need look no further than his professional life as a dentist, which saw him do time in England practising his skills. It’s perhaps pushing things to say that he dreamed up the idea of revenge on the English while peering into the mouths of his English patients, but his screenplay is filled with knowing nods in this direction.[4]
Cast
edit- Greig Pickhaver as Gordon Fairweather
- Jacqueline McKenzie as Vanessa Prescott
- Maggie King as Mrs. Prescott
- Patrick Blackwell as Mr. Prescott
- Dennis Miller as Riley
- Adam Stone as Farow
- Gordon Chater as Dental Professor
- Alwyn Kurts as Psychiatrist
- Colleen Clifford as Lady Smith
Release
editThe film opened at the Dendy Cinema in Sydney on 14 October 1993 for a short run, and from 11 November 1993 it had a short run at the Carlton Moviehouse in Melbourne.[5]
Reception
editThe film is described as "a bizarre and different comedy in a docu-dramatic style, set in Hong Kong, England and Australia, about an Australian dentist who overservices the British public and then goes on the run from Interpol."[6]
References
edit- ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria accessed 13 November 2012
- ^ Stratton, David (8 November 1993). "This Won't Hurt a Bit! Australian". Variety. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Chris Kennedy: Skilled dentist acquired a taste for films and writing". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ 'This Won't Hurt A Bit!' at Ozmovies, accessed 26 October 2017.
- ^ 'This Won't Hurt A Bit!' at Ozmovies, accessed 26 October 2017.
- ^ "This Won't Hurt A Bit! (1993) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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