Grievous Bodily Harm

Grievous Bodily Harm is a 1988 Australian crime film directed by Mark Joffe starring Colin Friels and John Waters.

Plot
Crime reporter Tom Stewart (Colin Friels) and a cop (Bruno Lawrence) look for a deranged schoolteacher (John Waters) who goes on a murder spree while looking for the lover he thought to be dead.

Cast

 * John Waters as Morris Martin
 * Colin Friels as Tom Stewart
 * Bruno Lawrence as Det. Sgt. Ray Birch
 * Kim Gyngell as Mick
 * Gary Stalker as Derek Allen
 * Joy Bell as Claudine
 * Shane Briant as Stephen Enderby
 * Caz Lederman as Vivian Enderby
 * John Flaus as Neil Bradshaw
 * Sandy Gore as Barbara Helmsley

Production
The script was written by Warwick Hind, a former executive at Greater Union. Errol Sullivan showed the script to Richard Brennan, who raised up to around a $1 million of the budget; the remainder was raised through Antony I. Ginnane. Richard Brennan says the actual cost of the film was $3 million but various fees put it up to $3.4 million.

Awards
The film was nominated for 4 AFI Awards in 1988, including best picture.

Box office
Grievous Bodily Harm grossed $82,267 at the box office in Australia. However it did sell to American company Fries Entertainment for over $1 million.