Films/DVD Asylum

If you liked WFI, check out Roger Donaldson's other films: The Bank Job...

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Harmonia

In Reply to: RE: The World's Fastest Indian - great! posted by Awe-d-o-file on March 09, 2008 at 14:07:12

...Thirteen Days, The Bounty, thriller No Way Out, and especially the early 70's efforts from this kiwi director: Smash Palace and Sleeping Dogs. The latter marked the screen debut of Sam Neill. These last two more or less put NZ movies on the map.

Donaldson has also done some pay for hire movies that while competent should be avoided - The Recruit, Cocktail, Species and Dante's Peak.

But when he's good, Donaldson is very good.

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Sleeping Dogs also had Warren Oates - grinagog 20:13:19 03/11/08 (1)
Donaldson is a New Zealander and did a TV documentary on the Worlds Fastest Indian in the 1970's.... Smash Palace is v. salvageable

GW
- Yup, I know. - Harmonia 22:56:17 03/11/08 (0)
  That's why I called him a kiwi.
  
  Smash Palace was probably the first NZ film that registered in my consciousness.
  
  Interesting that it took him so many years to get back to subject of WFI.

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