The Perfectionist

The Perfectionist
Written by David Williamson
Date premiered September 1981
Place premiered Drama Theatre, Sydney
Original language English

The Perfectionist is a play by David Williamson about an academic who is working on a PhD. His wife hires a Danish student to baby sit their children.

Film version

The Perfectionist
Directed by Chris Thomson
Produced by Patricia Lovell
Written by David Williamson
Starring Jackie Weaver
John Waters
Noel Ferrier
Steve Vidler
Production
company
Roadshow, Coote & Carroll
Distributed by Network Ten
Release dates
  • 1985 (1985)
Running time
93 minutes
Country Australia
Language English
Budget A$1,475,000[1] [2]

In 1983 Patricia Lovell announced plans to produce a film version of the play directed by Williamson but they were unable to finance it. A tele movie was made in 1985.[3][4]

References

  1. "Production", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p63
  2. "TIMESTYLE.". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) (ACT: National Library of Australia). 7 April 1985. p. 12. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p191
  4. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p37

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