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1981 Australian play and 1985 film

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

The Perfectionist is a 1981 play by David Williamson. It was adapted into a film for television directed by Chris Thomson in 1985.

Plot

The plot revolves around an academic who is working on a PhD. His wife hires a Danish student to babysit their children.

Film version

The Perfectionist
Directed by	Chris Thomson
Written by	David Williamson
Produced by	Patricia Lovell
Starring	Jacki Weaver John Waters Noel Ferrier Steven Vidler
Production companies	Roadshow, Coote & Carroll
Distributed by	Network Ten
Release date	1985 (1985)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$1,475,000

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 telemovie was made in 1985. The telemovie was subsequently sold in multiple international territories, but also for television and direct-to-video.

Cast

Jacki Weaver as Barbara Gunn
John Waters as Stuart Gunn
Adam Willits as Shaun Gunn
Noel Ferrier as Jack Gunn
Steven Vidler as Erik
Kate Fitzpatrick as Su
Linda Cropper as Margaret Bridges
Maggie Dence as Rosie Peters
Sharon Millerchip as Young Babysitter
Steve Jacobs as Lecturer

References

"Production", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p63
"TIMESTYLE". The Canberra Times. 7 April 1985. p. 12. Retrieved 25 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p191
Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p37
David Williamson's The Perfectionist (1985). Ozmovies. Retrieved 2019-12-21.

External links

v t e Works by David Williamson
Plays	The Indecent Exposure of Anthony East (1968) You've Got to Get on Jack (1970) The Coming of Stork (1970) The Removalists (1971) Don's Party (1971) Jugglers Three (1972) What If You Died Tomorrow? (1973) The Department (1975) A Handful of Friends (1976) The Club (1977) King Lear (1978) Travelling North (1979) Celluloid Heroes (1980) The Perfectionist (1982) Sons of Cain (1985) Emerald City (1987) Top Silk (1989) Siren (1990) Money and Friends (1991) Brilliant Lies (1993) Sanctuary (1994) Dead White Males (1995) Heretic (1996) Third World Blues (1997) After the Ball (1997) Corporate Vibes (1999) Face to Face (2000) The Great Man (2000) Up for Grabs (2001) A Conversation (2001) Charitable Intent (2001) Soulmates (2002) Flatfoot (2003) Birthrights (2003) Amigos (2004) Operator (2005) Influence (2005) Lotte's Gift (2007) Scarlett O'Hara at the Crimson Parrot (2008) Let the Sunshine (2009) Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica (2010) Don Parties On (2011) At Any Cost? (2011) Nothing Personal (2011) When Dad Married Fury (2011) Managing Carmen (2012) Happiness (2013) Rupert (2013) Cruise Control (2014) Dream Home (2015) Jack of Hearts (2016) Odd Man Out (2017) Credentials (2017) Sorting Out Rachel (2018) Nearer the Gods (2018) The Big Time (2019) Family Values (2020) Crunch Time (2020) The Great Divide (2024) Aria (2024) The Puzzle (2024)
Screenplays	Stork (1971) Libido (1973) Petersen (1974) The Removalists (1975) Eliza Fraser (1975) Don's Party (1976) The Department (1980) (TV movie) The Club (1980) Gallipoli (1981) Duet for Four (1982) The Year of Living Dangerously (1983) Phar Lap (1983) The Last Bastion (1984) (TV series) - also produced The Perfectionist (1987) (TV movie) Emerald City (1987) Travelling North (1987) Touch the Sun: Princess Kate (1988) (TV) A Dangerous Life (1988) (TV mini-series) The Four Minute Mile (1988) Sanctuary (1995) Brilliant Lies (1996) Dog's Head Bay (1999) (TV series) On the Beach (2000) (TV series) Balibo (2009) Face to Face (2011)

Works by David Williamson

Plays

The Indecent Exposure of Anthony East (1968)
You've Got to Get on Jack (1970)
The Coming of Stork (1970)
The Removalists (1971)
Don's Party (1971)
Jugglers Three (1972)
What If You Died Tomorrow? (1973)
The Department (1975)
A Handful of Friends (1976)
The Club (1977)
King Lear (1978)
Travelling North (1979)
Celluloid Heroes (1980)
The Perfectionist (1982)
Sons of Cain (1985)
Emerald City (1987)
Top Silk (1989)
Siren (1990)
Money and Friends (1991)
Brilliant Lies (1993)
Sanctuary (1994)
Dead White Males (1995)
Heretic (1996)
Third World Blues (1997)
After the Ball (1997)
Corporate Vibes (1999)
Face to Face (2000)
The Great Man (2000)
Up for Grabs (2001)
A Conversation (2001)
Charitable Intent (2001)
Soulmates (2002)
Flatfoot (2003)
Birthrights (2003)
Amigos (2004)
Operator (2005)
Influence (2005)
Lotte's Gift (2007)
Scarlett O'Hara at the Crimson Parrot (2008)
Let the Sunshine (2009)
Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica (2010)
Don Parties On (2011)
At Any Cost? (2011)
Nothing Personal (2011)
When Dad Married Fury (2011)
Managing Carmen (2012)
Happiness (2013)
Rupert (2013)
Cruise Control (2014)
Dream Home (2015)
Jack of Hearts (2016)
Odd Man Out (2017)
Credentials (2017)
Sorting Out Rachel (2018)
Nearer the Gods (2018)
The Big Time (2019)
Family Values (2020)
Crunch Time (2020)
The Great Divide (2024)
Aria (2024)
The Puzzle (2024)

Screenplays

Stork (1971)
Libido (1973)
Petersen (1974)
The Removalists (1975)
Eliza Fraser (1975)
Don's Party (1976)
The Department (1980) (TV movie)
The Club (1980)
Gallipoli (1981)
Duet for Four (1982)
The Year of Living Dangerously (1983)
Phar Lap (1983)
The Last Bastion (1984) (TV series) - also produced
The Perfectionist (1987) (TV movie)
Emerald City (1987)
Travelling North (1987)
Touch the Sun: Princess Kate (1988) (TV)
A Dangerous Life (1988) (TV mini-series)
The Four Minute Mile (1988)
Sanctuary (1995)
Brilliant Lies (1996)
Dog's Head Bay (1999) (TV series)
On the Beach (2000) (TV series)
Balibo (2009)
Face to Face (2011)

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