Spooked (film)

Spooked is a 2004 New Zealand film directed by Geoff Murphy and loosely based on Ian Wishart's novel The Paradise Conspiracy, which itself is based on actual events in New Zealand. Partly funded by the New Zealand Film Commission, Spooked had its first screenings in the market at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival where it was first reviewed.[1] The film performed poorly at the box office after some negative reviews despite its cast of prominent New Zealand actors.[2]

Spooked
Directed byGeoff Murphy
Written byGeoff Murphy
StarringCliff Curtis
Ian Mune
Christopher Hobbs
Peter Elliot
Edited byMichael J. Horton
Production
company
Distributed byNew Zealand Film Commission
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,000,000
Box office$31,460

Plot

Investigative journalist Mort Whitman (Cliff Curtis) is onto the story of his lifetime, the most important story in the nation. It was huge, involving a big payoff from a multinational bank to a second-hand computer dealer Kevin Jones (Christopher Hobbs). Tracing the days leading up to Kevin's suspicious death, Mort reveals Kevin's increasing paranoia and erratic behaviour through the eyes of his best mate Jimmy Blick (John Leigh) and girlfriend Ruby Elder (Miriama Smith). What dangerous secrets had he stumbled upon? Did the forces - private security, police, SIS or CIA - that increasingly menaced his life, kill him? Or did he simply drink too much and crash his car? Mort is determined to get to the bottom of it if it kills him.

Cast
ActorRole
Cliff CurtisMort Whitman
Christopher HobbsKevin Jones
Ian MuneDave Johnson
Miriama SmithRuby Elder
Peter ElliotRandy Fox
Alison BruceSheila Miller

References
  1. Foundas, Scott (15 June 2004). "Reviews - Spooked". Variety Reviews. variety.com. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  2. Beston, Anne (26 February 2005). "Audiences spooked as film flops". New Zealand Herald. APN Holdings. Retrieved 7 August 2010.


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