''This Won't Hurt a Bit'' is a 1993 Australian
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
. It was directed by
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
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Greig Pickhaver
Greig Pickhaver AM (born 1948) is an actor, comedian and writer, who forms one half of the Australian satirical sports comedy duo ''Roy and HG'' as the excitable sports announcer H.G Nelson. The award-winning duo teamed up in 1986 for the Trip ...
as Gordon Fairweather
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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 until 1983 then moved to Pymble Ladies' College, where s ...
as Vanessa Prescott
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Maggie King as Mrs. Prescott
*Patrick Blackwell as Mr. Prescott
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Dennis Miller
Dennis Michael Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American talk show host, political commentator, sports commentator, actor, and comedian.
He was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1991, and he subsequently hosted a strin ...
as Riley
*Adam Stone as Farow
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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.
B ...
as Dental Professor
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Alwyn Kurts as Psychiatrist
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Colleen Clifford as Lady Smith
Release
The 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.
'This Won't Hurt A Bit!'
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Ozmovies
accessed 26 October 2017.
References
External links
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Website for the film
This Won't Hurt A Bit!
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Ozmovies
Australian comedy films
Films about dentistry
Films scored by Mario Grigorov
1990s English-language films
1990s Australian films
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