Doctors and Nurses | |
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Directed by | Maurice Murphy |
Written by |
Morris Gleitzman Doug Edwards Robn Moase Tony Sheldon Maurice Murphy |
Based on | an original idea by Maurice Murphy |
Produced by | Brian Rosen |
Starring |
Pamela Stephenson Bert Newton Richard Meikle Graeme Blundell |
Cinematography | John Seale |
Music by | Mike Harvey |
Distributed by | Classic Films |
Release date |
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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]
Filmink magazine later said "I’ve got to say, I used to watch this on VHS when I was eight and remember loving it. I haven’t seen it since I was eight. Amazing cast" [3]
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. [4] 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]