Occasional Coarse Language

1998 Australian film

Occasional Coarse Language

Directed by| Brad Hayward
Written by| Brad Hayward
Produced by| Trish Piper
Starring| Sara Browne
Astrid Grant
Nicholas Bishop
Distributed by| Roadshow Australia

Release date

* November 1998 (1998-11)

Country| Australia
Language| English
Budget| A$40,000 (to rough cut)
Box office| A$909,475 (Australia)[1]

Occasional Coarse Language is a 1998 Australian romantic comedy film about a young woman who loses her boyfriend and job in the same day and tries to get her life back on track. The film's soundtrack features songs by several notable Australian bands including Spiderbait, Jebediah, The Living End and Grinspoon.[2]

## Cast

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* Sara Browne as Min Rogers
* Astrid Grant as Jaz
* Nicholas Bishop as David Radcliffe
* Michael Walker as Stanley
* Lisa Denmeade as Claire
* Michelle Fillery as Alex
* Belinda Hoare as Soph
* Shannon Faith as Monica
* Scott Hailstone as Michael
* Nadia Townsend as Beebie
* Louise Alston as Nurse
* Ugly Phil as Radio DJ
* Felicity Price as Bookshop Sales Assistant

## Production

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Writer-director Brad Hayward was inspired by the success of the film The Brothers McMullen and made the original cut for $40,000. The film was subsequently picked up and distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, which paid for the post-production work.[3][4][5]

## See also

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* List of Australian films of 1998

## References

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1. ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" Film Victoria. Retrieved 14 November 2012
2. ^ "Occasional Coarse Language - Review - Photos - Ozmovies". www.ozmovies.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
3. ^ Paul Kalina, "The Moment Theory", Cinema Papers, January 1999 p52-53
4. ^ Paul Discher, "Sara Browne", Urban Cinefile. Retrieved 10 November 2012
5. ^ "Creative Sydney Day 3: Behind the Screens In Arts, Creative Sydney", The Brag 1 June 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2012

## External links

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* Occasional Coarse Language at IMDb
* Occasional Coarse Language review in Variety

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