The Illustrated Family Doctor

Mar 3 2005 N/A 1h 42m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Gary Kelp (Samuel Johnson) is losing the plot. As he edits a medical journal called The Illustrated Family Doctor, his life and his body seem to be falling apart. A black comedy about coping with the modern world, based on the novel by David Snell.

Plot

"The Illustrated Family Doctor" is a dark comedy, that centres on the story of Gary Kelp, a young man who condenses reference books for a company called the Info Digest. The film begins with the death of Gary's, and with Gary having to start work on condensing a home medical journal called The Illustrated Family Doctor. The deeper Gary gets into condensing the journal, the more he starts to question his job, his life and everything around him. Then, mysteriously, he begins to take on the symptoms from the book and slowly his life starts to fall apart around him in comically tragic ways.

Written by

Kriv Stenders, David Snell

Directed by

Kriv Stenders

Cast

Samuel Johnson, Colin Friels, Jessica Napier

Crew

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Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
249
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA