This Won't Hurt a Bit
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{{Infobox film
| name = This Won't Hurt a Bit
| image =
| caption =
| director = Chris Kennedy
| producer = Patrick Fitzgerald
Chris Kennedy
| writer = Chris Kennedy
| based_on =
| narrator =
| starring = Greig Pickhaver
Jacqueline McKenzie
| music = Mario Grigoriv
| cinematography = Marc Spicer
| editing = Peter Butt
| studio =
| distributor = Beyond Films
| released = {{Film date|1993|11|12|df=y}}
| runtime = 82 minutes
| country = Australia
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = A$6,686 (Australia)[http://www.film.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/967/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria] accessed 13 November 2012
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This Won't Hurt a Bit is a 1993 Australian comedy film. It was directed by Chris Kennedy.{{Cite web |last=Stratton |first=David |date=1993-11-08 |title=This Won’t Hurt a Bit! Australian |url=https://variety.com/1993/film/reviews/this-won-t-hurt-a-bit-australian-1200434415/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2013-11-11 |title=Chris Kennedy: Skilled dentist acquired a taste for films and writing |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/chris-kennedy-skilled-dentist-acquired-a-taste-for-films-and-writing-20131111-2xbzz.html |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}
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.[http://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/this-wont-hurt-a-bit! 'This Won't Hurt A Bit!'] at [http://www.ozmovies.com.au Ozmovies], accessed 26 October 2017.
Cast
- Greig Pickhaver as Gordon Fairweather
- Jacqueline McKenzie as Vanessa Prescott
- Maggie King as Mrs. Prescott
- Patrick Blackwell as Mr. Prescott
- 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 from 11 November 1993 it had a short run at the Carlton Moviehouse in Melbourne.[http://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/this-wont-hurt-a-bit! 'This Won't Hurt A Bit!'] at [http://www.ozmovies.com.au Ozmovies], accessed 26 October 2017.
Reception
The film is described as "a bizarre and different comedy in a docu-dramatic style, set in Hong Kong, England and Australia, about an Australian dentist who overservices the British public and then goes on the run from Interpol."{{Cite web |title=This Won't Hurt A Bit! (1993) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia |url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/this-wont-hurt-a-bit!-1993/4809/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=www.screenaustralia.gov.au |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0108331}}
- [http://www.thiswonthurtabitmovie.com/ Website for the film]
- [http://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/this-wont-hurt-a-bit! This Won't Hurt A Bit!] at [http://www.ozmovies.com.au Ozmovies]
Category:Australian comedy films
Category:Films about dentistry
Category:Films scored by Mario Grigorov
Category:1990s English-language films
Category:1990s Australian films
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