The Big Hurt is a 1986 low-budget thriller directed by Barry Peak starring David Bradshaw, Lian Lunson, Simon Chilvers, John Ewart, Alan Cassell.
A reporter investigating the death of a research scientist discovers further deaths connected to the case - some of which have been deemed suicides.
He discovers that the scientist may have been murdered to cover up a government plot concerning illegal drug testing.
Together with the scientist's daughter, he attempts to clear her father's name.
The film was shot over six weeks with money raised via 10BA.