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This Won't Hurt A Bit
''This Won't Hurt a Bit'' is a 1993 Australian comedy film. It was directed by Chris Kennedy (filmmaker), Chris Kennedy. 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. Cast *Greig Pickhaver as Gordon Fairweather *Jacqueline McKenzie as Vanessa Prescott *Maggie King as Mrs. Prescott *Patrick Blackwell as Mr. Prescott *Dennis Miller (Australian actor), Dennis Miller as Riley *Adam Stone as Farow *Gordon Chater as Dental Professor *Alwyn Kurts as Psychiatrist *Colleen Clifford as Lady Smith Release The film opened at the Dendy Cinema in Sydney on 14 October 1993 for a short run, and fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Kennedy (filmmaker)
Christopher Kennedy (1 December 1948 – 27 August 2013) was an Australian Australian Film Institute Awards, AFI Award-winning film director, writer, producer, and novelist. He was known for writing the screenplay of ''Doing Time for Patsy Cline''. Early life and education Christopher Kennedy was born on 1 December 1948. He initially trained and qualified as a dentist and later studied atInterview with Chris Kennedy, 12 November 1998 accessed 19 October 2012 the Swinburne Film and Television School in Melbourne. There, he was dubbed one of a "Gang of Four", along with Paul Goldman (director), Paul Goldman, John Hillcoat, and Evan English, owning to their pranks. They once set fire to a lecturer's office, and they were responsible for the "kidnapping a frozen chicken" from lect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greig Pickhaver
Gordon Greig Pickhaver (born 10 February 1948) is an Australian actor, comedian and writer, who forms one half of the satirical sports comedy duo '' Roy and HG'' as the excitable sports announcer HG Nelson. The award-winning duo teamed up in 1986 for the Triple J radio comedy program ''This Sporting Life'', and were broadcast nationwide for 22 years, leading to several successful television spinoffs. Personal life Pickhaver was born at Walwa private hospital, Myrtle Bank, South Australia, to parents Gordon Samuel Pickhaver, and Beryl Marion Rebecca Pickhaver née Skuce. His father was a World War II veteran who saw action in the Middle East and on the Kokoda Track and whose career was in the South Australian dairy industry. Pickhaver has three sisters (Jane, Anne and Mary) and a brother, Mark. Pickhaver lived on Morphett Road, Warradale, South Australia up to the age of 15, and then the family moved to the suburb of Prospect, where he lived until the age of 22. He atten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline McKenzie
Jacqueline Susan McKenzie (born 24 October 1967) is an Australian film and stage actress. Early life Born in Sydney, New South Wales, McKenzie attended Wenona School in North Sydney, New South Wales, North Sydney until 1983 then moved to Pymble Ladies' College, where she graduated in 1985 with her Higher School Certificate (New South Wales), Higher School Certificate. Known at school for her fine singing voice, McKenzie was cast as Nancy in ''Oliver!'' then in ''Godspell'' (both a co-production with Shore School) and later in ''Brigadoon'' (a co-production with Knox Grammar School), sharing the stage with Hugh Jackman, who was a student at Knox at the time. Career Early years McKenzie studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of New South Wales. While at university, she began modelling. Represented by Cameron's Management, she worked in both print and television media. She also took regular singing lessons with Australian vocal coach Bob Tasman-Smith. In 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Butt
Peter Butt (born 1954) is an Australian film producer, director, writer and author. He produces investigative documentaries for television about 20th century global and Australian history. Most of his films have been in conjunction with Film Australia, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and SBS. Peter is also a published True Crime author. Films & Books Source: * ''No Such a Place'' (1981) was Butt's first work as a young director. No Such a Place chronicled the rise and fall of the Glen Davis shale- mining town and was selected to screen with Peter Weir's Gallipoli in more than 60 cinemas around the country. * ''Out of Darkness'' (1983) explores the origins of the First Australians through archaeology. Produced for ABC. * ''The Virgin Earth'' (1984) looks at various scientific theories related to the origin of life on Earth. Produced for ABC. * ''Life's Labour's Lost'' (1985) asks whether there is a future for work in the robot age. Produced for ABC. * ''China� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the oldest genres in film, and it is derived from classical comedy in theatre. Some of the earliest silent films were slapstick comedies, which often relied on visual depictions, such as sight gags and pratfalls, so they could be enjoyed without requiring sound. To provide drama and excitement to silent movies, live music was played in sync with the action on the screen, on pianos, organs, and other instruments. When sound films became more prevalent during the 1920s, comedy films grew in popularity, as laughter could result from both burlesque situations but also from humorous dialogue. Comedy, compared with other film genres, places more focus on individual star actors, with many former stand-up comics transitioning to the film industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie King
Margaret Anne King (10 April 1939 – 5 March 2020) was a Welsh born Australian actress, active in stage, television and film roles. She is probably best known for her AFI-nominated role in '' The Big Steal''. King was born in Wales, United Kingdom, and was the younger sister of English-Australian actress Joan Sydney. whom she often acted alongside, primarily on stage. She retired in 2010. Filmography Film Television References External links * Australian film actresses Australian television actresses 1939 births 2020 deaths {{Australia-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Miller (Australian Actor)
Dennis Miller, (1937 - 2 October 2022) was an Australian stage, television and film actor, best known for roles in TV movies and series. Miller started in the industry in 1958 and has acted in numerous television shows, he remained especially known for the ABC rural series '' Bellbird'' and recurring role on '' Blue Heelers'' as Ex-Sergeant Pat Doyle (1994–2000). Biography Miller born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1937, is notable for roles in serials such as ''Homicide'', '' Matlock Police'', '' The Flying Doctors'', '' G.P.'', '' Stingers'', '' A Country Practice'' and '' Water Rats'' and '' Elly & Jools''. He appeared in numerous films both theatrically released and made-for-TV, including '' The Everlasting Secret Family'', television movies, and miniseries In the United States, a miniseries or mini-series is a television show or series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Many miniseries can also be referred to, and shown, as a television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Chater
Gordon Maitland Chater AM (6 April 1922 – 12 December 1999) was an English Australian comedian and actor, and recipient of the Gold Logie, he appeared in revue, theatre, radio, television and film, with a career spanning almost 50 years. Biography Early life and career Chater was born in Bayswater, West London and attended Cottesmore School as a child, his mother was born in Shanghai. He attended Cambridge University to study medicine but did not finish his degree, instead taking part in many student revues. Chater, having arrived in Australia post World War II, came to prominence as a stage and radio actor, and was a cast member of the 1963 Sydney season of Chekhov's ''The Cherry Orchard'', the debut production by the Old Tote Theatre Company, the precursor to the Sydney Theatre Company. He appeared in a radio program opposite Gwen Plumb Screen and television roles Chater appeared in TV movies and series, he became a national star when he was cast with Carol Raye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alwyn Kurts
Alwyn Cecil Kurts (28 October 1915 – 4 May 2000) was an Australian drama and comedy actor of radio, television and film, best remembered for his role as gruff Inspector Colin Fox in the TV series ''Homicide''. Biography Kurts' father, Donald Day, was a well-known radio personality from the 1930’s through to the early 1950’s. Kurts worked on breakfast radio on Perth station 6PR in 1942. He then became an accredited war correspondent reporting from Burma, New Guinea and the Philippines. After the war he moved to 3XY with his program ''Raising a Husband''. His television career started when he began hosting the HSV 7 show ''Wedding Day'' followed almost immediately with a version of his radio show '' Raising a Husband'' for GTV-9. Both of these shows, and many more, including then ''Hutton's Family Quiz'', '' Don't Argue'' and ''Fighting Words''. were made by Crawford Productions. Kurts made the successful transition to drama in ''Homicide''; after one 1968 appearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen Clifford
Colleen Clifford (17 November 1898 – 7 April 1996), born as Irene Margaret Blackford, was a British-born performer, who worked in her native England as well as New Zealand and, later in her career, Australia. As an actress she worked in all facets of the industry: radio, stage, television and film. She was also a theatre founder, director and producer, coloratura soprano, dancer, comedian and classical pianist who was a specialist in voice production, drama and music. She also worked variously as a commercial advertiser, spokeswoman and charity worker and released her own memoirs. She worked across stage and screen with stars including Laurence Olivier, Noël Coward and Bette Davis, and trained many Australian actors such as Judy Nunn, Paula Duncan and Melissa George. Clifford started her career in her native United Kingdom where she was an early radio and television performer for the British Broadcasting Corporation during the 1930s and 1940s hosting cabaret and variety s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Comedy Films
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films About Dentistry
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
