Other Halves
| Other Halves | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Laing |
| Written by | Sue McCauley |
| Based on | Sue McCauley book |
| Produced by | Tom Finlayson Dean Hill |
| Starring | Lisa Harrow Mark Pilisi Fraser Stephen-Smith |
| Cinematography | Leon Narbey |
| Edited by | Harley Oliver |
| Music by | Don McGlashan |
Production companies | Finlayson-Hill Productions Orringham |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Other Halves is a 1984 New Zealand film directed by John Laing.[1][2][3] The film is based on a book by Sue McCauley.[4]
Synopsis
[edit]A relationship develops between a Maori boy in drug rehab and a married Pākehā woman when they meet in a psychiatric hospital.[2][5]
Cast
[edit]- Lisa Harrow as Liz
- Mark Pilisi as Tug
- Fraser Stephen-Smith as Michael
- Paul Gittins as Ken
- John Bach as Jim
- Clare Clifford as Aileen
- Bruce Purchase as Irwin
- Temuera Morrison as Tony
- Raymond Reid as Billy
- Allan Sio as Bones
- Olaf Ulberg as Bones
- Emma Piper as Audrey
- Grant Tilly as Dr. Wray
- Judy McIntosh as Nurse
- Yvonne Lawley as Alice
- Bob Gould as Neddy
- Alistair Topham as Slippers
- Paula Keenan as Receptionist
- Derek Neville as Musician
- Lottie Neville as Musician
- Onno Boelee as Patient
- Aniva Mata'afa-Hanson as Patient
- Michael Baxter-Lax as Patient
- Joan Chalmers as Patient
- Ira Seidenstein as Patient
- Fatala Valli as Patient
- Karam Hau as Patient
- Maggie Maxwell as Patient
- Karl Bradley as Patient
- Lyndon Peoples as Patient
- Kanba Mata'afa-Hanson as Patient
- Nigel Carpinter as Patient
- Steve Hall as Police
- Marua Whoreparn as Police
- Laine Dee as Police
- Rod Collison as Police
- Paul Robinson as Police
- David Jowsey as Police
- Stephen Tozer as Lawyer
- David Weatherley as Judge
- Alison Routledge as Paula
- Nathaniel Lees as Court Clerk
- Roy Billing as Harry Daniels
- Rex Merrie as Advertising Man
- Norman Keesing as Tug's Boss
- Pete Smith as Workmate
- Christopher Winn as Sean
- Amy Coleman as Sarah
- Stephen Barbovich as Gallery Man
- Susan Trainor as Bag Snatch Woman
- Gay Dean as Woman in Toilet
- Don Kjestrup as Taxi Driver
- Shirley Gruar as Aileen's Friend
- Nick Blane as Junkie
- Clemence Cuming as Junkie
- Farrell Cleary as Junkie
- Andrea Kelland as Junkie
- Henry Piho as Skinhead Gang
- Chris Tabuteau as Skinhead Gang
- Shaun Townsley as Skinhead Gang
- Nicholas Dowden as Skinhead Gang
- Michael Simpson as Skinhead Gang
- Matthew Hunter as Skinhead Gang
Reviews
[edit]Wellington Film Society - "The film is littered with dichotomies...".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Other Halves". British Film Institute. 1984. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Other Halves". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1984. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ McCauley, Sue (1982). Other Halves. Trove: Auckland, etc. : Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 034028630X. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Other Halves". New Zealand Film Commission. 1984. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Other Halves". Wellington Film Society. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Other Halves at IMDb