Doctors and Nurses (film)
Doctors and Nurses is a 1981 Australian comedy film directed by Maurice Murphy. The gimmick is child actors play doctors and nurses and adults play patients.[2]
| Doctors and Nurses | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maurice Murphy |
| Written by | Morris Gleitzman Doug Edwards Robn Moase Tony Sheldon Maurice Murphy |
| Based on | an original idea by Maurice Murphy |
| Produced by | Brian Rosen |
| Starring | Pamela Stephenson Bert Newton Richard Meikle Graeme Blundell |
| Cinematography | John Seale |
| Music by | Mike Harvey |
| Distributed by | Classic Films |
Release date | 1981 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$400,000[1] |
Cast
- Pamela Stephenson as Permanent Wave
- Bert Newton as Mr. Cody
- Richard Meikle as The President
- Graeme Blundell as Mr. X
- Drew Forsythe as Katz
- Andrew McFarlane as Milligan
- Sarah Lambert as Mary Grey
Reception
Filmink magazine later said "I’ve got to say, I used to watch this on VHS when I was eight and remember loving it. I haven’t seen it since I was eight. Amazing cast"[3]
Horror Movie and Goose Flesh
After making the movie, Maurice Murphy and Brian Rosen decided to make a follow-up project, shooting two films back to back, Horror Movie and Goose Flesh, budgeted at $500,000 each.[4] The movie had the same plot line but Horror Movie was a straight film whereas Goose Flesh was a comedy. The same cast and crew would be used.[2]
Filming starting in Sydney in April 1981. A scene would be shot straight then re-shot as a comedy. However the film ran out of money and filming stopped after a week. Brian Rosen was left with $700,000 debt.[2]
References
- Jim Schembri, "Doctors & Nurses", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p73
- David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p34-345
- Vagg, Stephen (29 February 2020). "Top Ten 10BA Knock Offs". Filmink.
- "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, May–June 1981 p169