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. It was distributed by Roadshow Film Distributors.
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Plot
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
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
Mike Bishop
Filming locations
The Clinic was filmed in Melbourne and Deniliquin, Australia. Seabrook House was used as the location of the fictional clinic at 573 Lonsdale Street, in Melbourne.
Award nominations
In 1983 the film received two AFI Award nominations – for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Pat Evison) and Best Original Screenplay (Greg Millin).
Box office
The Clinic grossed $414,000 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $1,092,960 in 2009 dollars.