Gross Misconduct movie storyline. At an all-girls academy in Australia, a married philosophy professor, Justin Thorne, attracts a fervent admirer in one of his students, Jennifer Carter. Daughter of the school’s headmaster, Jennifer is driven by a passion for the professor, practically throwing herself at him.
Thorne resists repeatedly, but finally yields to temptation. Jennifer, feeling rejected later, accuses the professor of a sexual assault. A journal she has been keeping, fantasizing about a lover, makes it appear that she and the professor have been carrying on a long affair, placing Thorne’s reputation and future in grave danger.
Gross Misconduct is a 1993 thriller film directed by George T. Miller. It stars Jimmy Smits and Naomi Watts. It was nominated for an award by the Australian Film Institute in 1993. The film has been described as an Australian version of Fatal Attraction.
Gross Misconduct (1993)
Directed by: George T. Miller
Starring: Naomi Watts, Jimmy Smits, Sarah Chadwick, Adrian Wright, Ross Williams, Paul Sonkkila, Alan Fletcher, Leverne McDonnell, Beverley Dunn, Fiona Corke
Screenplay by: Gerard Maguire, Lance Peters
Production Design by: Jon Dowding
Cinematography by: David Connell
Film Editing by: Henry Dangar
Costume Design by: Aphrodite Kondos
Art Direction by: Ken Hazelwood
Music by: Bruce Rowland
Distributed by: Becker Entertainment, Magna Pacific
Release Date: July 29, 1993
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