Grievous Bodily Harm
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Grievous Bodily Harm is a 1988 Australia
n crime film directed by Mark Joffe
starring Colin Friels
and John Waters
. Crime reporter Tom Stewart (Colin Friels) and a cop (Bruno Lawrence
) look for a deranged schoolteacher (John Waters) who goes on a murder spree while looking for the lover he thought to be dead.
in 1988, including best picture.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n crime film directed by Mark Joffe
Mark Joffe
Mark Joffe is an Australian film and television director. He has directed feature films, telemovies, and drama series.Joffe "learned his trade at Crawford Productions", working on Carson's Law, Special Squad and Neighbours...
starring Colin Friels
Colin Friels
-Background and training:Friels was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. His mother was a mill worker and his father a joiner. He lived in Kilbirnie until 1963, when his family moved to Australia, arriving in Darwin, Northern Territory before settling in the Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows...
and John Waters
John Waters (actor)
John Russell Waters is a film, theatre and television actor and musician best known in Australia, to where he moved in 1968...
. Crime reporter Tom Stewart (Colin Friels) and a cop (Bruno Lawrence
Bruno Lawrence
Bruno Lawrence was a New Zealand musician and actor.Initially notable as founder of 1970s musical and theatrical "Blerta", he had well-regarded roles in several major films, and starred on the 1990s Australian satirical TV series Frontline.-Biography:Born David Charles Lawrence in Worthing, West...
) look for a deranged schoolteacher (John Waters) who goes on a murder spree while looking for the lover he thought to be dead.
Awards
The film was nominated for 4 AFI AwardsAustralian Film Institute Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
in 1988, including best picture.
Cast
- John Waters as Morris Martin
- Colin Friels as Tom Stewart
- Bruno Lawrence as Det. Sgt. Ray Birch
- Kim Gyngell as Mick
- Gary Stalker as Derek Allen
- Joy Bell as Claudine
- Shane BriantShane BriantShane Briant is an actor and novelist. Briant studied Law at Trinity College Dublin but became a professional actor playing the name role in Hamlet at the Eblana theatre...
as Stephen Enderby - Caz Lederman as Vivian Enderby
- John FlausJohn FlausJohn Flaus is an Australian broadcaster, actor, voice talent, anarchist and raconteur. He was formerly a prominent film academic and theorist. He was born in Maroubra, Sydney....
as Neil Bradshaw
External links
- Grievous Bodily Harm at the Australian screen