1. Geoff Murphy

2. Biography  Geoff Murphy was born 13 th October 1938  He lived in Highbury, Wellington  Went to St Patrick's College  Originally trained and worked as a school teacher

3.  Geoff was one of the founding members of the hippy musical Blerta  His first feature film was Wild Man (1977)  Goodbye Pork Pie (1981) was the film that put him on the map  He followed with Utu (1983) and The Quiet Earth (1985)  Murphy worked in Hollywood directing big budget movies like Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Young Guns II and Freejack

4.  Returned to NZ to work on The Lord of the Rings trilogy as 2 nd Unit Director  Made a documentary about Blerta (2001)  Directed the Horror Spooked (2004)  Directed the NZ television comedy series Welcome to Paradise  Dvd Remastered Release of Goodbye Pork Pie and was the 2 nd unit director on xXx: State of the Union (2005)

5. How he got into Film  Murphy was encouraged by his friend Derek Morton to start work on a short film “The Magic Hammer” in the 60s which he never finished.  He started hanging out with some future collaborators such as Bruno Lawrence, John Charles and Allun Bollinger at a Jazz Bar.

6. Filmography

7. Wild Man (1977)  Production Company: - Acme Sausage Company  Writers: - Geoff Murphy - Bruno Lawrence - Ian Watkin  Financiers: - Television One - $24,000 commission

8. Dagg Day Afternoon (1977)  Production Company: - Acme Sausage Company  Writers: - John Clarke and Geoff Murphy  Financiers: - Television One - $24,000 commission

9. Goodbye Pork Pie (1981)  Production Companies: - New Zealand Film Commission - New Zealand United - Pork Pie Productions  Writers: - Geoff Murphy - Ian Mune  Financiers: - New Zealand Film Commission

10. Utu (1983)  Production Company: - Glitteron  Writers: - Keith Aberdein - Geoff Murphy  Financiers: - New Zealand Film Commission

11. The Quiet Earth (1985)  Production Company: - Cinepro - Mr. Yellowbeard Productions Limited & Company  Writers: - Craig Harrison (novel) - Bill Baer - Bruno Lawrence - Sam Pillsbury  Financiers: - New Zealand Film Commission

12. Never Say Die (1988)  Production Company: - Everard Films  Writers: - Andy Borowitz - Geoff Murphy  Financiers: - New Zealand Film Commission

13. Red King White Knight (1989)  Production Company: - Citadel Entertainment - Home Box Office (HBO) - Zenith Entertainment  Writers: - Ron Hutchinson

14. Young Guns II (1990)  Production Company: - Morgan Creek Productions  Writers: - John Fusco

15. Freejack (1992)  Production Company: - Morgan Creek Productions  Writers: - Robert Sheckley (novel) - Steven Pressfield - Ronald Shusett - Dan Gilroy

16. Blind Side (1993)  Production Company: - Chestnut Hill Productions - Home Box Office (HBO)  Writers: - Stewart Lindh - Solomon Weingarten - John Carlen

17. The Last Outlaw (1993)  Production Company: - Home Box Office (HBO)  Writers: - Eric Red

18. Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)  Production Company: - Warner Bros. Pictures - Regency Enterprises - Seagal/Nasso Productions  Writers: - Richard Hatem - Matt Reeves - J.F. Lawton

19. Don’t Look Back (1996)  Production Company: - Alphaville Films - Home Box Office (HBO)  Writers: - Tom Epperson - Billy Bob Thornton - William Petrowitch

20. Magnificent Seven (1997)  Writers: - Frank Q. Dobbs - Chris Black - Pen Densham - John Watson - William Roberts

21. Fortress 2 (1999)  Production Company: - Carousel Picture Company - TheGower Productions - John Flock Productions  Writers: - Steven Feinberg - Troy Neighbors - John Flock - Peter Doyle

22. Race Against Time (2000)  Production Company: - Motion International - Rosemont Productions International - Turner Network Television (TNT)  Writers: - Cary Solomon - Chuck Konzelman

23. Blerta Revisited (2001)  Writers: - Geoff Murphy

24. Spooked (2004)  Production Company: - Ora Digital - Capital Pictures - NZOA - New Zealand Film Commission - Silverscreen Films - TV3  Writers: - Geoff Murphy - Ian Wishart (novel)  Financiers: - New Zealand Film Commission

25. Preferred Film Style  Geoff Murphy generally makes action films, with a fast pace and high intensity.  He likes the Western Genre.  He has gone away from the traditional NZ film stereotypes such as NZ emptiness and isolation.

26. Current Film Projects  Geoff’s last film was in 2009 and is currently not making anymore.  He is now 74.

27. Impact of Work on NZ Society  Geoff Murphy was one of the frontrunners of New Zealand film and was part of the breakthrough taking NZ film to the rest of the world.  He did this with his first few films such as Goodbye Pork Pie and Utu.  He was one of the first NZ directors to be taken seriously overseas.