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The trailer for this feature film.

A 10 minute excerpt from this feature film.

The trailer for this feature film.

The trailer for this feature film.

A 10 minute excerpt from this feature film.

A 10 minute excerpt from this feature film.

Never Say Die

Film (Trailer and Excerpts) – 1988

PG

Parental Guidance

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After their house explodes and they bump into a gunman, journalist Alf (Temuera Morrision) and his American girlfriend (Beverly Hills Cop’s Lisa Eilbacher) head to the West Coast, on the run from the cops and mysterious forces. The conspiracy plot is mostly an excuse for chases, capers and crashes galore, all imbued with plenty of pell-mell shenanigans (this time heading north in a red Falcon) by Goodbye Pork Pie director Geoff Murphy. This excerpt starts with a memorable cameo by John Clarke as a surprisingly honest used car salesman.

New Zealanders want to have a bit of a laugh and a bit of bloody excitement.
– Director Geoff Murphy in the press kit for the film

Key Cast & Crew

Tony Barry

As: Detective Inspector Evans

Geoff Murphy

Director, Writer, Producer, As: Jack

Temuera Morrison

As: Alf Winters

George Wendt

As: Mr Witten

Lisa Eilbacher

As: Melissa Jones

John Clarke

As: Car salesman

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Produced by

Everard Films

Source

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

Acknowledgements

Presented with thanks to the New Zealand Film Heritage Trust – Te Puna Ataata

Music

Closing credits song 'Never Say Die' composed and performed by Billy Kristian, vocal by Bunny Walters

'Get Outta Here' composed by Billiy Kristian and Geoff Murphy, and performed by Susan Lynch and Jacqui Fitzgerald

'007 Down She Goes' written by Murray Grindlay, and performed by Nigel Lee

Vocal effects by The Vocal Minority

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