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Grievous Bodily Harm
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Wikipedia article
'Grievous Bodily Harm' is a 1988 Australian crime film directed by Mark Joffe starring Colin Friels and John Waters.
Plot
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
*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
Production
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.
Awards
The film was nominated for 4 AFI Awards in 1988, including best picture.
Box office
'Grievous Bodily Harm' grossed $82,267 at the box office in Australia. However it did sell to American company Fries Entertainment for over $1 million.
See also
*Cinema of Australia
References
Further reading
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