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David Hannay (producer)
David Hannay (23 June 1939 – 31 March 2014) was a New Zealand Australian film producer. He worked with Greater Union and was an independent producer from 1977. Biography Hannay was born in Wellington and attended Scots College. His first job in the industry was as an extras casting assistant for film ''Summer of the Seventeenth Doll''. Hannay produced his first feature film The Set in 1968 and then moved to television and became head of production for Gemini Productions from 1970–73 and 1975–76. In 1974 he was general manager for The Movie Company, a production subsidiary of Greater Union. From 1977 he was an independent producer and was involved in almost 50 film projects including cult classics Stone (1974) and The Man From Hong Kong (1975), Human Rights Australia Film Award winner Mapantsula (1998), Naomi Watts' first feature film Gross Misconduct (1993) and family film Hildegarde (2001) which starred Richard E. Grant and Tom Long. Hannay was passionate about encou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metro area, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. Legends recount that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the 10th century, with initial settlement by Māori iwi such as Rangitāne and Muaūpoko. The disruptions of the Musket Wars led to them being overwhelmed by northern iwi such as Te Āti Awa by the early 19th century. Wellington's current form was originally designed by Captain William Mein Smith, the first Surveyor General for Edward Wakefield's New Zealand Company, in 1840. The Wellington urban area, which only includes urbanised area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison's Birthday
''Alison's Birthday'' is a 1981 Australian horror film, written and directed by Ian Coughlan, produced by the Australian Film Commission, Fontana Films and the Seven Network, and starring Joanne Samuel, Lou Brown, Bunney Brooke, John Bluthal, and Vincent Ball. It follows a teenage girl who finds herself the subject of a sinister ritual planned to take place on her 19th birthday. Plot Sixteen-year-old Alison Findlay, along with two of her female classmates, Chrissie and Maureen, play with a ouija board. During the session, Chrissie apparently becomes possessed by an entity claiming to be Alison's father, warning her that something bad will occur on her 19th birthday. Moments later, a bookcase collapses on Chrissie, killing her. Nearly three years later, Alison has her boyfriend Pete accompany her to their hometown for her 19th birthday. Alison returns to the home of her Aunt Jenny and Uncle Dean, both of whom raised Alison from infancy after her parents died in a car accident. Near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Dead Men
''Ten Dead Men'' is a 2008 thriller film directed by Ross Boyask, produced by Phil Hobden, and starring Brendan Carr, Terry Stone, Doug Bradley, Pooja Shah, Ben Shockley, Lee Latchford-Evans, JC Mac, and Tom Gerald. It is the follow-up to the cult independent film '' Left for Dead''. Produced by the same company, ( Modern Life?) ''Ten Dead Men'' features many of the same actors as its predecessor. ''Ten Dead Men'' was The film released in UK, France, Indonesia and Japan. Synopsis As the film begins, Ryan has spent years putting his brutal past behind him—a different man now to the stone cold killer he was a lifetime ago. But when an old face from the past arrives on his doorstep, Ryan is called upon to repay a blood debt from years ago. But the price is too high. Betrayed, and with his life falling apart around him, Ryan goes on a murderous, bloody revenge spree against the Ten Men who took his life away from him. Cast Production It took 18 months from production starting to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cubbyhouse
''Cubbyhouse'' is a 2001 Australian horror film, directed by Murray Fahey and starring Joshua Leonard (of ''The Blair Witch Project'' fame) and Belinda McClory (''The Matrix''). It screened at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. It was produced by David Hannay who said "I’ve been a fan of Murray Fahey’s since he was a film school student and I regard him as almost unique in being a true independent filmmaker who writes, produces, directs and acts in his own films." Retrieved 25 November 2012 Plot Cast * as Danny Graham ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dags (film)
''Dags'' is a 1998 Australian comedy film centring on the adventures of a group of friends, directed, produced and written by Murray Fahey. Production Fahey wrote the film in three weeks. It was shot in nine and a half days using a house that acted as four locations in one.Anne Marie Lopez, "Everyone Together Now: Low Budget Filmmaking in Australia", ''Cinema Papers'', July 1997, p18-21. References External links *''Dags''at ''Oz Movies''''Dags''at ''Urban Cinefile''''Dags'' reviewat ''SBS Movie Show'' Australian comedy films 1998 films Films directed by Murray Fahey 1990s English-language films 1990s Australian films {{1990s-Australia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savage Play
''Savage Play'' is a 1995 New Zealand drama film directed by Alan Lindsay and starring Peter Bland, Paris Jefferson and featuring James Fleming. The screenplay concerns a young New Zealander searching for his father. Plot summary During a rugby tour of Britain and Ireland in 1888, a young New Zealander searches for his father who he has never met. While there he falls in love with the daughter of an aristocrat. Cast * Peter Bland ... Prince of Wales * James Fleming ... Wrestler * Paris Jefferson ... Violet * Peter Kaa ... Pony * Rena Owen ... Takiora * Gavin Richards ... Kim * Ian Richardson ... Count * Martyn Sanderson ... Henry * Robin Thomson ... Durham * Liza Walker Liza Walker (born 7 July 1972) is a British actress known for the films ''Hackers'' (1995) and ''The Jungle Book'' (1994), and the television series ''Maigret'' (1992). She was awarded the 1997 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Jack Tin ... ... Charlotta * Piripi Waretini ... Tabby Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Funny
''Dead Funny'' is a 1994 independent drama film directed by John Feldman. It stars Elizabeth Peña as Vivian Saunders, a woman who comes home from work and finds her boyfriend Reggie Barker (Andrew McCarthy) pinned to her kitchen table with a long knife. Plot Vivian Saunders (Elizabeth Peña) comes home one day to an unusual surprise: her boyfriend Reggie Barker (Andrew McCarthy) is lying on the kitchen table with a large sword sticking out of his body. At first Vivian thinks this must be some sort of joke, but she discovers that Reggie is indeed dead, and as she calls her best friend Louise (Paige Turco) to figure out what might have happened and what to do, it occurs to her that she blacked out after too much wine the night before and isn't sure what she did before she passed out. After a few phone calls, Vivian's women's support group arrives, and what to do about Reggie soon takes second place to what Vivian should do for herself. Cast *Elizabeth Peña as Vivian Saunders *And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shotgun Wedding (1993 Film)
''Shotgun Wedding'' is a 1993 Australian film based on the Wally Melish siege. accessed 6 November 2012 Directed by Paul Harmon, it stars and . Cast * as Jimmy Becker * |
The Returning
''The Returning'' is a 1990 Australia-New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... horror film directed by John Day.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p130 References External links *''The Returning''at NZ Film Archive''The Returning''at NZ Film 1990 films 1990 horror films Australian horror films 1990s English-language films 1990s Australian films {{1990s-Australia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadaicha
''Kadaicha'' (also known as ''Stones of Death'') is a 1988 Australian horror film directed by James Bogle who called it "just very commercial stuff"."Interview with James Bogle", ''Signet'', 7 October 1998 accessed 17 November 2012 It was the last of four low-budget films made by producers and David Hannay for the video market.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p295-296 It was shot in Sydney.Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p95 ...
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To Make A Killing
''To Make a Killing'' (also known as ''Vicious'' and ''Wild Boys''Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p159) is a 1988 Australian drama thriller film written and directed by Karl Zwicky and co-written by P. J. Hogan. It stars Tamblyn Lord, Craig Pearce, Tiffiny Dowe and Kelly Dingwall. Plot Damon (Tamblyn Lord) graduates from high school but ends up bored on summer vacation and looks to rebel. He meets a trio of home invaders led by Terry (Craig Pearce) whose lifestyle offers Damon the excitement he craves, until the gang's crimes escalate during a home invasion, which results in murder. Damon must now decide how far he's willing to go to survive. Cast *Tamblyn Lord as Damon Kennedy *Craig Pearce as Terry *Tiffiny Dowe as Sondra Price *Kelly Dingwall as Benny *John Godden as Felix *Joanna Lockwood as Diane Kennedy * Gerard Maguire as Brian Kennedy *Ajay Rochester as Claire *John Clayton as Graham Price *Louise Cullen as Adele Price ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of The Body
''Out of the Body'' is a 1988 Australian supernatural thriller film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p295 Plot summary In Sydney, Australia, there's a killer on the loose, removing the eyes of his female victims. The only hope of catching him lies in an astral traveller named David Gaze, who is the prime suspect. Cast *Mark Hembrow as David Gaze *Tessa Humphries as Neva St. Clair *Margaret Trenchard-Smith (as Margi Gerard) as Maggi Jarrott *Tim Campbell as Security Guard *Linda Newton as Carla Duprey *John Clayton as Sergeant Whittaker *Helen O'Connor as Barbara Sloan *John Ley as Senior Detective Delgarno Production The film was one of four pictures made around the same time by executive Tom Broadbridge. The others were ''Kadaicha'', '' The 13th Floor'' and ''Vicious''. References External links''Out of the Body''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
