Carry Me Back (film)
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| Carry Me Back | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Reid |
| Produced by | Graeme Cowley |
| Written by | Keith Aberdein Joy Cowley |
| Starring | Grant Tilly Kelly Johnson Dorothy McKegg |
| Cinematography | Graeme Cowley |
Production companies | Kiwi Film Productions |
Release date | 1982 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
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Carry Me Back is a 1982 New Zealand comedy film directed by John Reid.[1][2][3]
Synopsis[edit]
When two brothers take their father to a rugby game, he dies in their hotel. To satisfy a clause in the will, they need to smuggle his body back to their farm and make it appear that he died there, otherwise they won't inherit the property.[4][3]
Cast[edit]
- Grant Tilly as Arthur Donovan
- Kelly Johnson as Jimmy Donovan
- Dorothy McKegg as Aunty Bird
- Derek Hardwick as Tom 'T.K.' Donovan
- Joanne Mildenhall as Girl
- Alex Trousdel as George
- Frank Edwards as Brian MacAlister
- Michael Haigh as Craig
- John Anderson as Geoff
- Brian Sergent as Andy
- John Bach as Winton
- Fiona Samuel as Motel housemaid
- Peter Tait as Stanley
- Ian Dredge as Takeaway Proprietor
- Alex Aitchison as Pommy Steward
- Tolis Papazoglou as Taxi Driver
- Angelique Meyer as Stripper
- Yvette Kennedy as Nightclub Hostess
- Lorena Carmell as Nightclub Hostess
- Ian Watkin as M.C.
- Katy Platt as Masseuse
- Kate Harcourt as Mrs. Brewster
- Bruno Lawrence as Motorway Traffic Cop
- Murray Reece as Takeaway attendant
- John Batstone as Tall Policeman
- Tony Hiles as Short Policeman
- Gilbert Goldie as Air Freight Clerk
- Joe Mustapha as D.C.3 Crewman
- Ross Logan as Truck Driver
- Paul Wallace as Passenger
- Grant Edgar as Picton Policeman
- John Ensor as Picton Policeman
- Ross Low as Picton Policeman
- Peter Bayley as Picton Policeman
- Marshall Napier as Airforce Security Guard
- John Reid as Country Traffic Cop
- Bill Juliff as Old Mac
- Eric Gardender as 1st Country Cop
- David McKenzie as 2nd Country Cop
- Willie Newman as Brian MacAlister's Boy
- Len Assheton-LeHarbord as Minister
- Terence Burtenshaw as Graveside Mourner
- Phyl Rhodes as Graveside Mourner
- Lol Harrison as Graveside Mourner
- Audrey Cooper as Graveside Mourner
- Teresa Deacon as Graveside Mourner
- Robert Thomson as Graveside Mourner
- Sarah Randle as Graveside Mourner
- Richard Barron as Graveside Mourner
- Mollie Newton as Graveside Mourner
- David Mercies as Graveside Mourner
- Hugh Duncan as Graveside Mourner
- Paul Murphy as The Body
- Peter Barker as The Body
Reviews[edit]
- 1995 featured in New Zealand's contribution to the British Film Institute's Century of Cinema series - Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). "New Zealand film, 1912-1996". Trove. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 January 2023. ISBN 0-19-558336-1 Search this book on .
- ↑ "Carry Me Back". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Carry Me Back". British Film Institute. 1982. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ "Carry Me Back". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ↑ "Cinema of Unease". NZ On Screen. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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