The Perfectionist

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 [1] [2]

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. ^{[3] [4]} The telemovie was subsequently sold in multiple international territories, but also for television and direct-to-video. ^[5]

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

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

External links

• The Perfectionist Australian theatre performances at AusStage
• The Perfectionist at IMDb
• David Williamson's The Perfectionist at Ozmovies