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* [[Taika Waititi]] as Alamein |
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* Cherilee Martin as Kelly |
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* RickyLee Waipuka-Russell as Chardonnay |
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* Haze Reweti as Dallas |
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* Maakariini Butler as Murray |
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* Rajvinder Eria as Tane |
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* Rachel Hamblyn as Kingi |
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* Darcy Ray Flavell-Hudson as Holden |
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* Rachel House as Aunty Gracey |
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*[[Craig Hall (actor)|Craig Hall]] as Mr Langston |
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* Waihoroi Shortland as Weirdo |
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* Cohen Holloway as Chuppa |
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* Pana Hema Taylor as Juju |
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* Mavis Paenga as Nan |
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yer buddddddddyyyy !!! suck that shit hard . |
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Revision as of 20:52, 26 September 2011
| Boy | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Taika Waititi |
| Written by | Taika Waititi |
| Produced by | Cliff Curtis Ainsley Gardener Emanuel Michael |
| Starring | James Rolleston Taika Waititi Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu Cohen Holloway Pana Hema Taylor |
| Cinematography | Adam Clark |
| Edited by | Chris Plummer |
| Music by | The Phoenix Foundation |
| Distributed by | Transmission |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Boy is a 2010 New Zealand coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi and financed by the New Zealand Film Commission. In New Zealand, the film has eclipsed previous records for a first week's box office takings for a local production.[1] Boy is the highest grossing New Zealand film of all time.[2]
The soundtrack to Boy features New Zealand artists such as The Phoenix Foundation, who previously appeared in Waititi's film Eagle vs Shark.
Plot
It's 1984, and Michael Jackson is king - even in Waihau Bay, New Zealand. Here we meet Boy, an 11-year-old who lives on a farm with his gran, a goat called Leaf, his younger brother, Rocky (who thinks he has super powers) and several cousins. Shortly after Gran leaves for a Tangihanga (funeral) in Wellington for a week, Boy's father, Alamein, appears out of the blue. Having imagined a heroic version of his father during his absence, Boy comes face to face with the real version - an incompetent hoodlum who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years before.
Cast
- Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu as Rockysuck my foreskin bitches !!!!!!!
yer buddddddddyyyy !!! suck that shit hard .
Production
Waititi started developing Boy soon after finishing Two Cars, One Night and it first emerged as a film called Choice. It was accepted into the Sundance Writer's Lab in 2005 where Waititi workshopped it with script writers Frank Pierson, Susan Shilliday, David Benioff and Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal. Instead of making Boy his first film Waititi went on to make Eagle vs Shark and continued to develop the screenplay over the next three years. When the script was finally ready there was a small window of opportunity in which to make it.
Waititi dropped the title Choice because he felt that it would not translate to international audiences, and the film was retitled The Volcano. “It was a big pain about this kid’s potential to be bigger than he is or just bloom or explode... So it was a character in the script as well. When we were shooting the film it was still called Volcano and during the editing. We ended up cutting a lot of the stuff out,” he says.[3]
Waititi wanted to shoot the film where he grew up in Waihau Bay. It was a summer film but impossible to shoot in the height of summer due to the popularity of the area as a fishing and holiday destination. The film features the maize fields and the maize is harvested from late April.[4] Boy was shot entirely in the area of Waihau Bay, New Zealand.[4] James Rolleston was never actually intended to play the lead role of "Boy". Rolleston originally turned up on set for a costume fitting as an extra and after short deliberation the teen was offered the role.[5][6]
Release
Boy premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2010.[7] It competed in the "World Cinema – Dramatic" category.[8]
Reception
Critical response
Peter Calder of The New Zealand Herald gave the film five out of five stars, he praised the performances by the three main actors and said "it's hard to praise too highly the pitch-perfect tone of this movie."[9]
The film currently has a 100% approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes, based on 17 reviews
Box office
On release in New Zealand the film topped the box office receipts for the week, earning more on its opening day than any previous New Zealand film.[10] The film grossed nearly $900,000 in its first seven days beating Alice in Wonderland and homegrown pictures Whale Rider and The World's Fatest Indian. It also climbed above international kid blockbuster How to Train Your Dragon and mythical action flick Clash of the Titans.[1] Boy then went on to become the highest grossing New Zealand film of all time taking over The World's Fastest Indian which held the position for five years.[11]
References
- ^ a b Churchhouse, Nick (April 24, 2010). "Home Boy hit helps keep local cameras rolling". The Dominion Post (Wellington). Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ "Boy Now Top Grossing NZ Film Of All Time". Voxy.co.nz. May 20, 2010. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ Andrew Moraitis (2010-08-20). "Boytown". News Hit. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ a b "Boy Press Kit" (Press release). Whenua Films. January 20, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ http://www.zmonline.com/WhosOn/MorningCrew/Highlights/Detail.aspx?id=14572 Radio Interview with James Rolleston by Polly Gillespie on ZM
- ^ Baillie, Russell (March 18, 2010). "A Boy's own tale". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ Release Dates for Boy
- ^ "2010 Sundance Film Festival Lineup Announced". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. December 2, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ Calder, Peter (March 25, 2010). "Boy review". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ McDonald, Greer (March 29, 2010). "Boy a hit at Kiwi box office". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ "Wellington director's feature to be the highest-grossing NZ production". Scoop. May 22, 2010. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2010.