Other Halves

Other Halves
Directed by	John Laing
Written by	Sue McCauley
Based on	Sue McCauley book
Produced by	Tom Finlayson Dean Hill
Starring	Lisa Harrow Mark Pilisi Fraser Stephen-Smith
Cinematography	Leon Narbey
Edited by	Harley Oliver
Music by	Don McGlashan
Production companies	Finlayson-Hill Productions Orringham
Release date	1 October 1984 (1984-10-01)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	New Zealand
Language	English

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

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

• Lisa Harrow as Liz
• 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

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

References

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)
2. "Other Halves". British Film Institute. 1984. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
3. "Other Halves". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1984. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
4. McCauley, Sue (1982). Other Halves. Trove: Auckland, etc. : Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN   034028630X . Retrieved 29 January 2023.
5. "Other Halves". New Zealand Film Commission. 1984. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
6. "Other Halves". Wellington Film Society. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

External links

• Other Halves at IMDb