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The Bit Part (1987)

The Bit Part (1987)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 1987, June 20
Directors: Brendan Maher
Countries: Australia
Production: Comedia Limited, Comedia Limited
Cast: Nicole Kidman, John Wood, Chris Haywood, Deborra-Lee Furness, Jane Turner, Glenn Robbins, Reg Gorman, Kirk Alexander, John Dommett, Brian Mannix, Ian McFadyen, Maurie Fields

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

midlife crisis struggling actor show business acting lesson tv commercial elocution stomach