Subgenre Sampler
Rental > New Zealand: 89 Films to Rent on VHS
- Grampire (Moonrise) (1991)
- Dir. David Blyth
Feat. Al Lewis
- The Munsters' Al Lewis turns up on our shores to star in a ghoulish comedy as the blood–sucking but well–meaning grandfather of a…
- Married (1991)
- Dir. Gaylene Preston
Feat. Jed Brophy, Tracey Moore
- Jed Brophy and Tracey Moore play newlyweds coping with sex roles and a communication breakdown one day in mythical NZ suburbia. Preston directs a…
- Pleasures and Dangers (1991)
- A glance at the work and lives of six women artists in New Zealand; Alexis Hunter (painter), Alison MacLean (film–maker), Julia Morison…
- Returning, The (1991)
- Dir. John Day
Feat. Phillip Gordon, Alison Routledge, Max Cullen
- An enigmatic thriller following the fortunes of a high–strung attorney who inherits a rural homestead and finds himself drawn into an obsessive…
- An Evening with Billy T. James and Howard Morrison (1990)
- Feat. Billy T. James, Sir Howard Morrisson
- More hilarity from the legendary comic this time joined by Sir Howard. This was filmed towards the end of James' all too short life.
- I Want to Die at Home (1990)
- Dir. Monique Oomen
- A sensitive documentary about Elizabeth, a woman with terminal liver cancer who chose to die at home.
This is the story of her dying wishes,…
- Soldier's Tale, A (1990)
- Dir. Larry Parr
Feat. Gabriel Byrne
- A tragic love story between a British soldier and a beautiful French woman who is accused of Nazi collaboration by the French resistance. Gabriel…
- Undercover (1990)
- Dir. Yvonne MacKay
Feat. William Brandt
- Telemovie depiction of the lifestyle of an undercover detective in NZ's drug underworld. A bit rough around the edges, but perhaps worth a look.
- User Friendly (1990)
- Dir. Gregor Nicholas
Feat. William Brandt, Alison Bruce, Judith Gibson
- An exuberant comic jaunt in which a mysterious kanine statuette becomes the object of hot pursuit for a number of crackpots, each keen to exploit its…
- Zilch (1990)
- Dir. Richard Riddiford
Feat. Michael Mizrahi
- Ominously–titled comedy–thriller in which a clerk (Michael Mizrahi) becomes involved in a conspiracy involving greedy money–men on…