The Bit Part
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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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Chris Haywood
Michael Thornton
Known for
Sleeping Beauty
Quigley Down Under
Nicole Kidman
Mary McAllister
Known for
The Others
Eyes Wide Shut
Brendan Maher
Peter Herbert
Frank Brown
Ellery Ryan
John Wood
John Bainbridge
Known for
The Doctor Blake Mysteries
Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism
John Gauci
Paul Grabowsky
Katrina Foster
Helen Thornton
Also in
A Difficult Woman
The City's Edge
Steve Vizard
Maurie Fields
Peter
Known for
Evil Angels
Brendan Maher Director · Steve Vizard Writer Ian McFadyen Writer
Budget $1.1M · First release June 20, 1987 · Produced in Australia
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Budget
$1,100,000
Production
Comedia Limited
Production
Australia
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · June 20, 1987
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No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
November 21, 1988 · TV premiere
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