Hunt for the Wilderpeople - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Hunt for the Wilderpeople"
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Timing:
1:41 (101 min)
7.666/10
1994
1994
7.28/10
25831
25831
7.8/10
152000
152000
Actors and characters
Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne
Character Kahu
Stan Walker
Character Ron
Mike Minogue
Character Joe
Cohen Holloway
Character Hugh
Troy Kingi
Character TK
Hamish Parkinson
Character Gavin
Stu Giles
Character Sick Man
Lloyd Scott
Character Tourist
Selina Woulfe
Character Organ Player
Mabelle Dennison
Character Church Lady
Sonia Spyve
Character Court Lawyer
Timothy Herbert
Character Court Lawyer
John Campbell
Character John Campbell
Mihingarangi Forbes
Character Mihingarangi Forbes
Nadine Higgins
Character Nadine Higgins
Sam Wallace
Character Sam Wallace
What's left behind the scenes
- All the leading news presenters shown in the film were, at the time of filming, actually working as news anchors on New Zealand television.
- Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne was chosen for the role of Kahu from among 150 girls aged 12-15 who came to the auditions. She came to the audition at the insistence of her friends.
- Ricky wrote a haiku stating that he hates Kingi. This refers to a character from Taika Waititi's comedy-drama 'Boy' (2010).
- In one episode, Ricky says that all of this reminds him of 'The Lord of the Rings'. Peter Jackson also filmed this film trilogy (2001-2003) in New Zealand.
- Uncle Hec appears in the film as an uneducated man. The actor who played this role, Sam Neill, holds a bachelor's degree in English literature.
- During the birthday scene, the actors and film crew did 10 takes of performing the song 'Happy Birthday' in chorus before realizing they didn't have the rights to use it. Therefore, the actors spontaneously came up with the song 'Happy Birthday, Ricky Baker'.
- Director Taika Waititi appears in a cameo role in the film.
- One of the chase sequences is an exact, frame-by-frame copy of a Toyota Hilux car commercial that aired on New Zealand television in the 1980s.
- Ricky wrote a haiku saying he hates Kingi. This refers to a character from Taika Waititi's comedy-drama "Boy" (2010).
- In one episode, Rickky says that all of this reminds him of "The Lord of the Rings." Peter Jackson also filmed this film trilogy (2001-2003) in New Zealand.
- During the birthday scene, the actors and film crew made 10 takes of performing the song "Happy Birthday to You" in chorus before realizing they didn't have the rights to use it. Therefore, the actors spontaneously came up with the song "Happy Birthday, Rickky Baker."
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