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The Clinic (1982 film)

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The Clinic
Directed byDavid Stevens
Written byGreg Millin
Produced byRobert Le Tet
Bob Weis
StarringChris Haywood
Simon Burke
Gerda Nicolson
CinematographyIan Baker
Edited byEdward McQueen-Mason
Music byRed Symons
Production
companies
Generations Films
The Film House
Distributed byRoadshow Film Distributors
Release dates
Running time
93 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$1 million[1]
Box officeAU $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.[2] It was distributed by Roadshow Film Distributors.

Plot

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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

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Filming locations

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The Clinic was filmed in Melbourne and Deniliquin, Australia.[2] Seabrook House was used as the location of the fictional clinic at 573 Lonsdale Street, in Melbourne.

Award nominations

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In 1983 the film received 2 AFI Award nominations for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Pat Evison) and Best Original Screenplay (Greg Millin).[3]

Box office

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The Clinic grossed $414,000 at the box office in Australia,[4] which is equivalent to $1,092,960 in 2009 dollars.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Geoff Gardner, "The Clinic", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press 1993 p123
  2. ^ a b David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p321
  3. ^ IMDb awards
  4. ^ Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office

Further reading

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  • Murray, Scott, ed. (1994). Australian Cinema. St.Leonards, NSW.: Allen & Unwin/AFC. p. 239. ISBN 1-86373-311-6.
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