The Bit Part (1987)

★ 4.4 1h 27m IMDb

Comedy Drama

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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

Chris Haywood as Michael Thornton Age 78 · Billericay, Essex, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chris Haywood (born 24 July 1948) is an English-born, Australian-based film and television actor/producer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Ha...

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman as Mary McAllister Age 59 · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an Australian and American actress and producer. Known for her work in film and television productions across many genres, she has consistently ranked among t...

John Wood

John Wood as John Bainbridge Age 80 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia John Wood (born 14 July 1946 in Melbourne) is a Gold Logie Award-winning Australian actor..

Katrina Foster

Katrina Foster as Helen Thornton

Maurie Fields

Maurie Fields as Peter Died 1995 · Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Maurice "Maurie" Fields (4 August 1926 - 18 December 1995) was an Australian vaudeville performer, actor and stand-up comedian..

Brian Mannix

Brian Mannix as Barry

Director Brendan Maher

Cast Chris Haywood, Nicole Kidman, John Wood, Katrina Foster, Maurie Fields, Brian Mannix, Deborra-Lee Furness, Maggie Miller, Maureen Edwards, Kirk Alexander

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