1982 Australian film
| The Clinic | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | David Stevens |
| Written by | Greg Millin |
| Produced by | Robert Le Tet Bob Weis |
| Starring | Chris Haywood Simon Burke Gerda Nicolson |
| Cinematography | Ian Baker |
| Edited by | Edward McQueen-Mason |
| Music by | Red Symons |
| Production companies | Generations Films The Film House |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Film Distributors |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$1 million |
| Box office | AU $414,000 |
The Clinic is a 1982 Australian comedy film produced by Robert Le Tet and Bob Weis and directed by David Stevens. The film is a comedy/drama describing a day in a Melbourne VD clinic focusing on four doctors and their patients. It was distributed by Roadshow Film Distributors.
Plot
Medical student Paul Armstrong (Simon Burke) arrives at a busy Melbourne VD clinic to study the work of the specialists there. Over the course of his visit, the strait-laced Paul encounters a diverse array of patients including gay man Charlie (Geoff Parry), middle-class woman Nancy (Veronica Lang), Carl (Martin Sharman), who has contracted a sexual disease after cheating on his fiancée, and Warwick (Ned Lander), who has lost his job due to contracting a disease.
Cast
- Chris Haywood as Dr. Eric Linden
- Simon Burke as Paul
- Gerda Nicolson as Linda
- Rona McLeod as Dr. Carol Young
- Suzanne Roylance as Patty
- Veronica Lang as Nancy
- Pat Evison as Alda
- Max Bruch as Hassad
- Gabrielle Hartley as Gillian
- Jane Clifton as Sharon
- Geoff Parry as Charlie
- Martin Sharman as Carl
- Ned Lander as Warwick
- Tommy Dysart as Patient
- Alex Menglet
Filming locations
The Clinic was filmed in Melbourne and Deniliquin, Australia. Seabrook House was used as the location of the fictional clinic at 573 Lonsdale Street, in Melbourne.
Award nominations
In 1983 the film received 2 AFI Award nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Pat Evison) and Best Original Screenplay (Greg Millin).
Box office
The Clinic grossed $414,000 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $1,092,960 in 2009 dollars.
See also
References
- Geoff Gardner, "The Clinic", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press 1993 p123
- ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p321
- IMDb awards
- Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
Further reading
- Murray, Scott, ed. (1994). Australian Cinema. St.Leonards, NSW.: Allen & Unwin/AFC. p. 239. ISBN 1-86373-311-6.
External links
- The Clinic at IMDb
- The Clinic is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- The Clinic at Oz Movies
- The Clinic at the National Film and Sound Archive
- PlanetOut film review
- Seabrook House location of the fictional VD clinic at 573 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia.
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