
This Won't Hurt a Bit
Seen it?1993 | 85 min | Comedy
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes life-or-death stakes every episode and people who love a good family story. Life-and-death stakes, often at a run. Anyone with siblings or parents will recognize something here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 25 min. It jumps around in time, so stay with it.
- What might put you off
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
An incompetent rogue dentist travels from Australia to the UK, where he wreaks havoc on English teeth until the law catches up with him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$7K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 830 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chris Kennedy
- Greig PickhaverGordon Fairweather
- Jacqueline McKenzieVanessa Prescott
- Maggie KingMrs. Prescott
- Patrick BlackwellMr. Prescott
- Dennis MillerRiley
- Adam StoneFarrow
- Gordon ChaterDental Professor
- Alwyn KurtsPsychiatrist
- Colleen CliffordLady Smith
- Peter BrowneRailway Friend