Grievous Bodily Harm
| Grievous Bodily Harm | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mark Joffe |
| Written by | Warwick Hind |
| Produced by | Richard Brennan |
| Starring | Colin Friels John Waters Bruno Lawrence Shane Briant |
| Cinematography | Ellery Ryan |
| Edited by | Marc van Buuren |
| Music by | Chris Neal |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | AU $3.4 million[1] |
| Box office | $82,267 (Australia) $1 million (US sale)[1] |
Grievous Bodily Harm is a 1988 Australian crime film directed by Mark Joffe starring Colin Friels and John Waters.
Plot
[edit]Crime reporter Tom Stewart (Colin Friels) and a cop (Bruno Lawrence) look for a deranged schoolteacher (John Waters) who goes on a murder spree while looking for the lover he thought to be dead.
Cast
[edit]- John Waters as Morris Martin
- Colin Friels as Tom Stewart
- Bruno Lawrence as Det. Sgt. Ray Birch
- Kim Gyngell as Mick
- Gary Stalker as Derek Allen
- Joy Bell as Claudine
- Shane Briant as Stephen Enderby
- Caz Lederman as Vivian Enderby
- John Flaus as Neil Bradshaw
- Sandy Gore as Barbara Helmsley
- Deborah Kennedy as Madeleine Kovitch
Production
[edit]The script was written by Warwick Hind, a former executive at Greater Union. Errol Sullivan showed the script to Richard Brennan, who raised up to around a $1 million of the budget; the remainder was raised through Antony I. Ginnane. Richard Brennan says the actual cost of the film was $3 million but various fees put it up to $3.4 million.[1]
Awards
[edit]The film was nominated for 4 AFI Awards in 1988, including best picture.
Box office
[edit]Grievous Bodily Harm grossed $82,267 at the box office in Australia.[2] However it did sell to American company Fries Entertainment for over $1 million.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 pp. 238–240
- ^ "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
Further reading
[edit]- Murray, Scott, ed. (1994). Australian Cinema. St.Leonards, NSW.: Allen & Unwin/AFC. p. 258. ISBN 1-86373-311-6.
External links
[edit]- Grievous Bodily Harm at IMDb
- Grievous Bodily Harm at the Australian screen
- Grievous Bodily Harm at Oz Movies
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