Savage Honeymoon

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Savage Honeymoon
Directed byMark Beesley
Written byMark Beesley
Produced bySteve Sachs
Starring
CinematographyLeon Narbey
Edited byMargot Francis
Music byDean Savage
Release date
  • September 1999 (1999-9)
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Savage Honeymoon is a comedy film from New Zealand. It is written and directed by Nick Ward and stars Nicholas Eadie, Perry Piercy and Elizabeth Hawthorne. [1] It was originally given a R18 rating but was changed to R15 on appeal. [2]

Contents

Production

Filming took place around Auckland and finished in August 1998. [3]

Cast

Reception

Lael Loewenstein from Variety writes "Though it’s sometimes tough to know just what to make of this wacky comedy, writer-director Mark Beasley’s film is fast-paced and entertaining." [1] The New Zealand Herald s Peter Calder gave it 3 stars, saying "It's virtually impossible to dislike this" and "Simple stuff, really, but Beesley and a mostly solid ensemble make it work by making everything a size or two larger than life." [2] Michael Lamb in Sunday Star Times gave it 3 stars and writes "the comedy gives way to a sentimental note as the marriage of Mickey and Louise is examined in dramatic detail, but all we really want are more Westie stylings." [4] Petrovic Hans writes in The Press "I found the film veering in the wrong direction, however, when it tried to underline the caring and sentimentality of this boisterous bunch of hard-drinking petrolheads. Any minority, no matter how rough, is sure to look after its own, but this does not make up for any anti-social behaviour, as perceived by the rest of society." [5]

Awards

New Zealand Film and TV Awards 2000 [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Loewenstein, Lael (6 February 2000). "Savage Honeymoon". Variety. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 Wilson, Jake (29 July 2010), "Second Hand Wedding", New Zealand Herald, retrieved 27 March 2025
  3. ↑ Cleave, Louisa (9 August 1998), "No honeymoon for the director", Sunday News
  4. ↑ Lamb, Michael (12 March 2000), "Reviews", Sunday Star Times
  5. ↑ Hans, Petrovic (1 April 2000), "Savage Honeymoon. Written and directed by Mark Beesley. (R15)", The Press
  6. ↑ "Savage Honeymoon". NZ On Screen. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 27 March 2025.


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