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15 August 1986 (USA)
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Dull, Dull, Dull
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Cast
(in credits order) | Penelope Stewart | ... | Elizabeth Peers |
| Frank Whitten | ... | Ethan Ruir |
| Bill Kerr | ... | Birdie |
| Fiona Kay | ... | Lisa Peers (Toss) |
| Gordon Shields | ... | Justin Peers |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bill Brocklehurst | ||
| Eric Griffin | ||
| Lloyd Grundy | ||
| Emily Haupapa | ||
| Josie Herlihy | ||
| Bill Liddy | ||
| Sadie Marriner | ||
| Bob Morrison | ||
| Debbie Newton | ||
| Joseph Ritai | ||
| Arthur Sutton | ||
| Rangitoheriri Teupokopakari | ||
| Maurice Trewern | ||
| Snow Turner | ||
Directed by | |||
| Vincent Ward | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Graeme Tetley | written by | |
| Vincent Ward | written by | |
Produced by | |||
| Piers Davies | .... | associate producer | |
| Gary Hannam | .... | executive producer | |
| John Maynard | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jack Body | |||
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| Alun Bollinger | |||
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| Simon Reece | |||
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| Diana Rowan | |||
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| Kai Hawkins | |||
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| Glenys Jackson | |||
Production Management | |||
| Bridget Ikin | .... | production manager | |
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| Paul Grinder | .... | second assistant director | |
| Timothy White | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Meryl Cronin | .... | props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Brent Burge | .... | assistant re-recording mixer | |
| Ross A. Chambers | .... | sound editor | |
| Dell King | .... | sound editor | |
| Stewart Main | .... | sound editor | |
| Graham Morris | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Graham Morris | .... | sound recordist | |
| Ken Saville | .... | sound effects recordist | |
| Brian Shennan | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Rick Allender | .... | focus puller | |
| Stuart Dryburgh | .... | gaffer | |
| Chris Graves | .... | assistant camera | |
| Dennis Thompson | .... | dolly grip | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Prue Birch | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Prue Birch | .... | continuity | |
| Alison Maclean | .... | production assistant | |
| Andy Wickens | .... | lab liaison | |
| Mickey Cottrell | .... | publicist (uncredited) | |
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- Madman Entertainment (1984) (Australia) (DVD)
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Perhaps I'm just a cynical, unsophisticated knuckle-dragger and nowhere near as cultured as the film festival crowd, but I absolutely loathed this film. To me it epitomizes what is essentially wrong with the film industry in New Zealand; that being the fact that Kiwi film makers seem hell-bent on making boring movies designed to appeal to less than .000000001% of the population. Occasionally, someone gets it right, and every 8-10 years we'll get something like Sleeping Dogs, Goodbye Pork Pie, Ngati, or Whale Rider. But more often than not the local product ranges in quality from only just watchable to mind-numbingly dull, the latter being the case with Vigil. It's not a badly made film - in fact the acting is first rate, and the photography quite stunning - the major problem is the sheer drudgery of it all. Stunning misty landscapes, rustic sets, quaint old farm buildings, and close-ups of leaky taps do not save this stinker from a storyline that drags slower than a mini towing a b-train. Avoid this film at all costs.