''The Locals'' is a 2003 New Zealand

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directed by Greg Page and starring Kate Elliott. The film took in a modest sum at the box-office following negative reviews.

Plot

The film follows two best friends Grant and Paul who hit the road for a weekend of surfing, booze and hopefully... girls. With night falling they take a short cut and meet Lisa and Kelly, a couple of babes with a fast car, who invite them to a party. Lust takes the wheel and a game of cat and mouse begins leading them deep into the heartland of evil where they meet... The Locals.

Cast

* Kate Elliott – Kelly *

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– Paul * Paul Glover – Martin *John Barker – Grant *

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– Lisa

Soundtrack

The soundtrack to ''The Locals'' was compiled by director Greg Page and released on

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It includes tracks by eight bands Page had directed music videos for, with the remaining three artists (Inspector Moog, Rumpus Room and Mobile Stud Unit) being

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bands who had inspired Page when writing the film.

References

External links

New Zealand Film Commission site
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"Bret Nichols Cinematography"
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