The Clinic (1982 film)

The Clinic
Directed by	David Stevens
Produced by	Robert Le Tet Bob Weis
Written by	Greg Millin
Starring	Chris Haywood Simon Burke Gerda Nicolson
Music by	Red Symons
Cinematography	Ian Baker
Edited by	Edward McQueen-Mason
Distributed by	Village Roadshow
Release dates	17 September 1982 (Toronto Film Festival) 28 February 1985 (U.S.)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$1 million[1]
Box office	AU $414,000

The Clinic is a 1982 Australian film 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. It was filmed in Melbourne, Australia and Deniliquin, Australia.^[2]

Award nominations

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]

Cast

• Chris Haywood as Dr. Eric Linden
• Simon Burke as Paul
• Gerda Nicolson as Linda
• Rona McLeod as Dr. Carol Young
• Suzanne Roylance as Patty
• Veronica Lang as Nancy
• Pat Evison as Alda
• Max Bruch as Hassad
• Gabrielle Hartley as Gillian
• Jane Clifton as Sharon

Box Office

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

See also

• Cinema of Australia

References

1. Geoff Gardner, "The Clinic", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press 1993 p123
2. 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

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

External links

• The Clinic at the Internet Movie Database
• The Clinic at Oz Movies
• The Clinic at the National Film and Sound Archive
• PlanetOut film review
• Seabrook House location of the fictional VD clinic at 573 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia.