Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Nature just got gangster.
Country
Production
Budget
$2 500 000
Box office
$21 474 917
Website
Director
Actors
Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Oscar Kightley, Stan Walker, Mike Minogue, Cohen Holloway, Rhys Darby
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Taika Waititi, Leanne Saunders, Matt Noonan, Carthew Neal, Charlie McClellan, James Wallace
Camera operator
Lachlan Milne
Composer
Lukasz Pawel Buda
Artist
Neville Stevenson
Audition
Stu Turner
Editing
Yana Gorskaya, Tom Eagles, Luke Haigh
Whole Team (23)
Whole Team (23)
Short description
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.
What's left behind the scenes
- One of the chase sequences is an exact, frame-by-frame copy of a Toyota Hilux car commercial that aired on New Zealand television in the 1980s.
- All the leading news presenters shown in the film were, at the time of filming, actually working as news anchors on New Zealand television.
- In one of the episodes, Ricky says that it all reminds him of 'The Lord of the Rings'. Peter Jackson also filmed this movie trilogy (2001-2003) in New Zealand.
- In one episode, Rickky says that all of this reminds him of "The Lord of the Rings." Peter Jackson also filmed this film trilogy (2001-2003) in New Zealand.
- Ricky wrote a haiku stating that he hates the Kingis. This refers to a character from Taika Waititi's comedy-drama 'Boy' (2010).
- Ricky wrote a haiku saying he hates Kingi. This refers to a character from Taika Waititi's comedy-drama "Boy" (2010).
- Uncle Hec is portrayed in the film as an uneducated man. The actor who played the role, Sam Neill, holds a bachelor's degree in English literature.
- During the birthday scene, the actors and film crew made 10 takes of performing the song "Happy Birthday to You" in chorus before realizing they didn't have the rights to use it. Therefore, the actors spontaneously came up with the song "Happy Birthday, Rickky Baker."
- Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne was chosen for the role of Kahu from among 150 teenage girls aged 12-15 who came for auditions. She herself attended the auditions at the insistence of her friends.
- Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne was chosen for the role of Kahu from among 150 girls aged 12-15 who came to the auditions. She came to the audition at the insistence of her friends.
- Director Taika Waititi appears in a cameo role in the film.
- Uncle Hec appears in the film as an uneducated man. The actor who played this role, Sam Neill, holds a bachelor's degree in English literature.
- Director Taika Waititi appears in a supporting role in the film.
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