The Grasscutter
| The Grasscutter | |
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| Directed by | Ian Mune |
| Written by | Roy Mitchell |
| Produced by | Tom Finlayson |
| Starring | Terence Cooper Martin Maguire Ian McElhinney |
| Music by | Don McGlashan Wayne Laird |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
The Grasscutter is a 1988 film directed by Ian Mune and written by Roy Mitchell.
Cast
- Ian McElhinney as Brian Deeds
- Marshall Napier as Det. Inspector Cross
- Judy McIntosh as Hanah Carpenter
- Martin Maguire as Billy
- Mitchell Manuel as Patu Beale
- Terence Cooper as Jack Macready
- Frances Barber as Claire Deeds
- Temuera Morrison as Det. Sergeant Harris
Synopsis
A landscape architect (McElhinney) living in New Zealand finds that his past catches up with him. Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) loyalists from Northern Ireland have discovered the new identity he was given after becoming a "supergrass" and come after him, drastically increasing New Zealand's violent crime rate in the process.
Production
The film was a co-production between UK based Central Independent Television and an Auckland consortium headed by Tom Finalyson.[1] It was shot in the south of New Zealand, in Dunedin and Queenstown.
References
- Martin, Helen and Edwards, Sam, New Zealand Film 1912-1996, Oxford, 1997. ISBN 0-19-558336-1