The Clinic (1982 film)

1982 Australian film

The Clinic

Directed by| David Stevens
Written by| Greg Millin
Produced by| Robert Le Tet
Bob Weis
Starring| Chris Haywood
Simon Burke
Gerda Nicolson
Cinematography| Ian Baker
Edited by| Edward McQueen-Mason
Music by| Red Symons

Production
companies

Generations Films
The Film House

Distributed by| Roadshow Film Distributors

Release dates

* 17 September 1982 (1982-09-17) (Toronto Film Festival)
* 21 April 1983 (1983-04-21) (Australia)

Running time

| 93 minutes
Country| Australia
Language| English
Budget| A$1 million[1]
Box office| AU $414,000

The Clinic is a 1982 Australian comedy film produced by Robert Le Tet and Bob Weis and 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.[2] It was distributed by Roadshow Film Distributors.

## Plot

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Medical student Paul Armstrong (Simon Burke) arrives at a busy Melbourne VD clinic to study the work of the specialists there. Over the course of his visit, the strait-laced Paul encounters a diverse array of patients including gay man Charlie (Geoff Parry), middle-class woman Nancy (Veronica Lang), Carl (Martin Sharman), who has contracted a sexual disease after cheating on his fiancée, and Warwick (Ned Lander), who has lost his job due to contracting a disease.

## Cast

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* 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
* Geoff Parry as Charlie
* Martin Sharman as Carl
* Ned Lander as Warwick
* Tommy Dysart as Patient
* Alex Menglet

## Filming locations

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The Clinic was filmed in Melbourne and Deniliquin, Australia.[2] Seabrook House was used as the location of the fictional clinic at 573 Lonsdale Street, in Melbourne.

## Award nominations

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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]

## Box office

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

## See also

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* Cinema of Australia

## References

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

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

## External links

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* The Clinic at IMDb
* The Clinic is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
* 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.

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