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The Big Hurt (film)

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The Big Hurt
Directed byBarry Peak
Written byBarry Peak
Sylvia Bradshaw
Produced byChris Kiely
StarringDavid Bradshaw
Release date
  • 1986 (1986)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetAU $690,000[1]

The Big Hurt is a 1986 low-budget thriller directed by Barry Peak starring David Bradshaw, Lian Lunson, Simon Chilvers, John Ewart, Alan Cassell.

Synopsis

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A reporter investigating the death of a research scientist discovers further deaths connected to the case - some of which have been deemed suicides. He discovers that the scientist may have been murdered to cover up a government plot concerning illegal drug testing. Together with the scientist's daughter, he attempts to clear her father's name.

Production

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The film was shot over six weeks with money raised via 10BA. It was filmed on Super 16mm but later blown up to 35mm.[1]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p. 240
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