The Making of Sleeping Dogs

Name: The Making of Sleeping Dogs
Director: John Reid
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-03-24
Duration: 1 h 5 min
Cast: Sam Neill, Roger Donaldson, Don Blakeney, Arthur Baysting, Donna Akersten

“If you want it done properly, do it yourself.”

2004

1h 5m

Documentary

Director: John Reid

Overview

Director Roger Donaldson's 1977 movie of CK Stead novel Smith's Dream helped spark a new wave of Kiwi cinema. Getting there was a cash-strapped, bare-knuckle ride. In this documentary cast and crew recall a communal film set that was "constantly on the go" as they pulled together drama, car chases, and gun battles using mainly ingenuity.