Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.

Director:

Taika Waititi

Writers:

Taika Waititi, Barry Crump (based on the book "Wild Pork and Watercress" written by)

Stars:

Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata

22 wins & 25 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Neill	...	Hec
Julian Dennison	...	Ricky
Rima Te Wiata	...	Bella
Rachel House	...	Paula
Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne	...	Kahu
Oscar Kightley	...	Andy
Stan Walker	...	Ron
Mike Minogue	...	Joe
Cohen Holloway	...	Hugh
Rhys Darby	...	Psycho Sam
Troy Kingi	...	TK
Taika Waititi	...	Minister
Hamish Parkinson	...	Gavin
Stu Giles	...	Sick Man
Lloyd Scott	...	Tourist

Storyline

Bella and Hector, two reclusive country folk, become foster parents to Ricky, a problem child from the city. After some adjustment, things go reasonably well. However, the death of Bella means Hector now has to look after Ricky, and they didn't get along too well. Moreover, her death causes Child Services to decide to send Ricky back to the orphanage. Ricky refuses to go back and runs away, ultimately sparking a national manhunt for him and Hector.

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Plot Keywords:

coming of age | foster father foster son relationship | manhunt | new zealand | faked death | 

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Taglines:

Nature just got gangster

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including violent content, and for some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

All of the news presenters in the film were actual news presenters on New Zealand TV at the time of filming.

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Goofs

When Ricky sees the 2 officers in the woods, he does not have a rifle. In the next few shots, Ricky alternates between having a rifle and not having one.

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Quotes

Hec: Shit just got real... again

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Crazy Credits

The credits include sections headed "Wildercrew" and "Wildercast", with the latter including the subheading "Wilderdogs".

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Connections

Referenced in The Graham Norton Show: Hillary Clinton/Jeff Goldblum/Gerard Butler/Jack Whitehall/Gregory Porter (2017)

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Soundtracks

Ocean Blue
Written by Lukasz Pawel Buda (as L. Buda), Samuel Scott (as S. Scott) and Conrad Wedde (as C. Wedde)
Native Tongue Music Publishing

User Reviews

Loved it :-)

This was incredibly funny, I loved it, all the actors played their parts well, I laughed Thru 90% and I say 90 because truthfully a few bits hit the feels, but its well worth the watch and the scenery is amazing, nothing like seeing your beautiful country on a big screen, so if your in to minds, set it to the bright side and go watch this you wont regret it, it was good so see Sam Neil again, and can see we are welcoming in a bright new shinning star to our comedy movies, so I feel like NZ has brought out another great film that can me us proud Its a very authentic view of new Zealand, few twist and turns unexpected moment, but don't be afraid to laugh out load you just cant help it

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 July 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Filming Locations:

New Zealand

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$78,439, 26 June 2016

Gross USA:

$5,205,468

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$22,835,917

Company Credits

Production Co:

Piki Films, Defender Films, Curious Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1