Doctors and Nurses (film)

Doctors and Nurses
Directed by Maurice Murphy
Produced by Brian Rosen
Written by Morris Gleitzman
Doug Edwards
Robn Moase
Tony Sheldon
Maurice Murphy
Based on an original idea by Maurice Murphy
Starring Bert Newton
Richard Meikle
Graeme Blundell
Cinematography John Seale
Distributed by Classic Films
Release dates
 1981
Country Australia
Language English
Budget A$400,000[1]

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]

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.[3] 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

  1. ↑ Jim Schembri, "Doctors & Nurses", Australian Film 1978-1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p73
  2. 1 2 3 David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p34-345
  3. ↑ "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, May–June 1981 p169

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