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Geoff Murphy

Geoff Murphy directed some significant New Zealand movies in the late 20th century.
  • 1977 Dagg Day Afternoon (Features Kiwi icon Fred Dagg) (co-directed by John Clarke, who went on to great fame in Australia)
  • 1977 Wildman
  • 1981 Goodbye Pork Pie (A New Zealand road trip)
  • 1983 Utu
  • 1985 The Quiet Earth
  • 1988 Never Say Die
Murphy also directed Fortress 2 (1999) in Luxembourg and Young Guns II (1990), Freejack (1992), Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), and Absolute Zero (2000) in the United States. In addition, he helped out on Peter Jackson's epic shoot for the Lord of the Rings movies by doing some second unit directing work on The Two Towers.

Geoff was a founding member of the New Zealand musical cooperative Blerta.


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Geoff Murphy Facts

OccupationDirector
BirthdayJune 13, 1946 (63)
SignGemini
BirthplaceNew Zealand

Selected Filmography

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Young Guns II
The Quiet Earth
The Last Outlaw
Blind Side
The Magnificent Seven: The Complete Series
Freejack
The Magnificent Seven
Steven Seagal Collection
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