
The Leading Man 1996
"Indecent. Immoral. Irresistible. It's the role he was born to play."
Overview
Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey, it is already being hailed as a masterpiece; but Felix can't enjoy his success. He has fallen passionately in love with Hilary, a beautiful, fiesty young actress, and is preparing to desert his perfect family, his wife Elena and three lively children. His intolerable situation is further complicated when Humphrey casts Hilary as one of the leads in 'The Hit Man'. Enter Robin Grange,
Director: John Duigan
Cast

Jon Bon Jovi
Robin Grange

Anna Galiena
Elena Webb

Lambert Wilson
Felix Webb

Thandiwe Newton
Hilary Rule

Barry Humphries
Humphrey Beal

David Warner
Tod

Patricia Hodge
Delvene

Diana Quick
Susan

Harriet Walter
Liz Flett

Nicole Kidman
Academy Awards Presenter