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Other Halves
Directed byJohn Laing
Written bySue McCauley
Based onSue McCauley book
Produced byTom Finlayson
Dean Hill
StarringLisa Harrow
Mark Pilisi
Fraser Stephen-Smith
CinematographyLeon Narbey
Edited byHarley Oliver
Music byDon McGlashan

Production
companies

Finlayson-Hill Productions
Orringham

Release date

  • 1 October 1984 (1984-10-01)

Running time

106 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Other Halves is a 1984 New Zealand film directed by John Laing.[1][2][3] The film is based on a book by Sue McCauley.[4]

Synopsis

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A relationship develops between a Maori boy in drug rehab and a married Pākehā woman when they meet in a psychiatric hospital.[2][5]

Cast

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  • Mark Pilisi as Tug
  • Fraser Stephen-Smith as Michael
  • Paul Gittins as Ken
  • John Bach as Jim
  • Clare Clifford as Aileen
  • Bruce Purchase as Irwin
  • Temuera Morrison as Tony
  • Raymond Reid as Billy
  • Allan Sio as Bones
  • Olaf Ulberg as Bones
  • Emma Piper as Audrey
  • Grant Tilly as Dr. Wray
  • Judy McIntosh as Nurse
  • Yvonne Lawley as Alice
  • Bob Gould as Neddy
  • Alistair Topham as Slippers
  • Paula Keenan as Receptionist
  • Derek Neville as Musician
  • Lottie Neville as Musician
  • Onno Boelee as Patient
  • Aniva Mata'afa-Hanson as Patient
  • Michael Baxter-Lax as Patient
  • Joan Chalmers as Patient
  • Ira Seidenstein as Patient
  • Fatala Valli as Patient
  • Karam Hau as Patient
  • Maggie Maxwell as Patient
  • Karl Bradley as Patient
  • Lyndon Peoples as Patient
  • Kanba Mata'afa-Hanson as Patient
  • Nigel Carpinter as Patient
  • Steve Hall as Police
  • Marua Whoreparn as Police
  • Laine Dee as Police
  • Rod Collison as Police
  • Paul Robinson as Police
  • David Jowsey as Police
  • Stephen Tozer as Lawyer
  • David Weatherley as Judge
  • Alison Routledge as Paula
  • Nathaniel Lees as Court Clerk
  • Roy Billing as Harry Daniels
  • Rex Merrie as Advertising Man
  • Norman Keesing as Tug's Boss
  • Pete Smith as Workmate
  • Christopher Winn as Sean
  • Amy Coleman as Sarah
  • Stephen Barbovich as Gallery Man
  • Susan Trainor as Bag Snatch Woman
  • Gay Dean as Woman in Toilet
  • Don Kjestrup as Taxi Driver
  • Shirley Gruar as Aileen's Friend
  • Nick Blane as Junkie
  • Clemence Cuming as Junkie
  • Farrell Cleary as Junkie
  • Andrea Kelland as Junkie
  • Henry Piho as Skinhead Gang
  • Chris Tabuteau as Skinhead Gang
  • Shaun Townsley as Skinhead Gang
  • Nicholas Dowden as Skinhead Gang
  • Michael Simpson as Skinhead Gang
  • Matthew Hunter as Skinhead Gang

    • Reviews

    [edit]

    Wellington Film Society - "The film is littered with dichotomies...".[6]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1. Retrieved 13 January 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  • ^ a b "Other Halves". British Film Institute. 1984. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  • ^ "Other Halves". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1984. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  • ^ McCauley, Sue (1982). Other Halves. Trove: Auckland, etc. : Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 034028630X. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  • ^ "Other Halves". New Zealand Film Commission. 1984. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  • ^ "Other Halves". Wellington Film Society. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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