The Bit Part (1987)
1h 27m
Running Time
June 20, 1987Release Date
Plot.
Career counsellor Michael Thornton decides to change his career and become an actor. He dreams of performing Shakespeare but ends up in a television ad where only his hands appear on camera. He finds a friend in actress Mary McAllister (Nicole Kidman) until she is called to Hollywood to star in a horror feature. Katrina Foster plays Michael's understanding wife Helen, who supports him while he pursues his elusive dream.
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Cast & Crew.
Chris Haywood
Michael Thornton
Nicole Kidman
Mary McAllister
John Wood
John Bainbridge
Katrina Foster
Helen Thornton
Maurie Fields
Peter
Brian Mannix
Barry
Deborra-Lee Furness
Acting Teacher
Maggie Miller
Molly
Maggie Millar
Molly
Maureen Edwards
Bev Howard
Kirk Alexander
Andy
John Allan
Steve
Wilbur Wilde
Bikie
Reg Gorman
Scott
Red Symons
Bikie / Music
John Dommett
Man No.1
Glenn Robbins
Man No.2
Ian McFadyen
Commercial Director / Writer
Jane Turner
Actress in Play
Brendan Maher
Director
Ellery Ryan
Director of Photography
Steve Vizard
Writer / Producer
Peter Herbert
Additional Writing / Producer
Paul Grabowsky
Music
John Gauci
Producer
Frank Brown
Associate Producer
Ian Rogers
Associate Producer
Carole Harvey
Production Design
Leeanne White
Makeup Artist
Scott McLennan
Editor
Details.
This Movie Is About.
midlife crisis
elocution
tv commercial
struggling actor
showbiz
stomach
acting lesson
Wiki.
The Bit Part is a 1987 Australian comedy film directed by Brendan Maher and starring Chris Haywood and Nicole Kidman.
The film never achieved theatrical release and went straight to television.
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