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More thrills from Gaylene Preston
Mr Wrong features in this survey of NZ film
More female forward scares from the same decade
More Kiwi noir
A series that visits NZ most haunted locations
More danger in a car
Another haunting film
More women on film from Gaylene Preston
Mrs Wrong?
Another film based around a car
Also directed by Gaylene Preston
Also directed by Gaylene Preston
Also directed by Gaylene Preston
This film being marketed at Cannes
Gaylene Preston talks about Mr Wrong in 1986
Another tale of possession (the second)
Another feminist themed 1980s feature
Another dark story featuring a female main character
Christchurch quake drama directed by Gaylene Preston
Another female-focused film directed by Gaylene Preston
Pasifika anthology series about the spirit world
A Pasifika anthology series about the spirit world
Gaylene Preston also directed this trio of music videos
An interview with filmmaker Gaylene Preston
An experimental short from director/producer Gaylene...
This show includes a Gaylene Preston interview
A home video from Gaylene Preston
The making of another genre-bending Gaylene Preston movie
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Years passed and me and my mother were dicussing horror films when we both said "do you remember that new zealand film about the haunted car". We could not for the life of us remember the name and i was gutted, so it was left.
Back in 2008 the conversation came up about the most frightenings films in our time and again Mr wrong came up. I decided to find out what it was called so i googled new zealand horror films about haunted cars and it came up. I recognized the girl on the video box straight away.
I brought it from amazon last september and scared myself silly all over again. At 32 this film still had an affect on me. I didnt appreciate the great acting in it. I think heather bolton is brillant and was glad to read she won an award for best actress. But i was disappointed that the brillant David Letch won nothing. I know he is only in it for a short time, but the impact he has on the screen as the sinister looking Mr Wrong is well performed. David Letch appears to be quite sweet looking when he first jumps in to megs car looking like a drowned rat. But as the conversation turns offish and a bit pervy David's performance is great. The most memorable part of the film for me was just after Meg flees her car and Mr Wrong is trapped in the car. When he sees Mary in the mirror and screams. His screams send a shiver down my spine, it is so blood curdling.
Well done to Ms Preston for a great film. I'm glad it was written by a lady. Also great acting from Heather Bolton and cast. But my thumbs up goes to the brillant David Letch who once again gives a fantastic convincing performance. I'm just sorry the guy don't do acting no more.