Draft:Carry Me Back (film)

Carry Me Back
Directed byJohn Reid
Written byKeith Aberdein
Joy Cowley
Produced byGraeme Cowley
StarringGrant Tilly
Kelly Johnson
Dorothy McKegg
CinematographyGraeme Cowley
Production
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Kiwi Film Productions
Release date
1982
Running time
102 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Carry Me Back is a 1982 New Zealand comedy film directed by John Reid.[1][2][3]

Synopsis

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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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Carry Me Back". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Carry Me Back". British Film Institute. 1982. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Carry Me Back". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Cinema of Unease". NZ On Screen. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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Category:1982 films Category:1980s New Zealand films Category:1980s English-language films Category:Films set in New Zealand