This Won't Hurt a Bit

1993 Australian film

12 November 1993 (1993-11-12)

Running time

82 minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishBox officeA$6,686 (Australia)^[1]

This Won't Hurt a Bit is a 1993 Australian comedy film. It was directed by Chris Kennedy.^[2]^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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."^[6]

References

^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria accessed 13 November 2012
^ Stratton, David (8 November 1993). "This Won't Hurt a Bit! Australian". Variety. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ "Chris Kennedy: Skilled dentist acquired a taste for films and writing". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ 'This Won't Hurt A Bit!' at Ozmovies, accessed 26 October 2017.
^ 'This Won't Hurt A Bit!' at Ozmovies, accessed 26 October 2017.
^ "This Won't Hurt A Bit! (1993) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 11 June 2024.