The Grasscutter (1990)

Drama
Thriller
TV Movie

An Ulster Volunteer Force vigilante, turned police informer, is sent by the British government to New Zealand to start a new life, leaving behind his eldest son. Although his wife and two young boys are also in New Zealand, they are no longer together, and he has a new love interest. After some eight years his past catches up with him when former comrades show up, intent on extracting revenge. After two nearly successful attempts by them (in Dunedin), the action moves to a final confrontation and shootout in the hills above Queenstown.

Cast

Jack Macready
Terence Cooper
Billy
Terence Cooper
Detective Sergeant McKay
Jon Brazier
Frances Barber
L Lewis Rowe
H Hamish McFarlane
Peter Vere-Jones
M Martin Maguire
Brian Deeds
Ian McElhinney
Hannah Carpenter
Judy McIntosh
Patu Beale
M Mitchell Manuel
Claire Deeds
M Mitchell Manuel
Keen
R Raymond Hawthorne
Jim Wallace
J James Coyle
Detective Inspector Cross
Marshall Napier
Detective Sergeant Harris
Temuera Morrison

Crew

Director
Ian Mune
Producer
T Tom Finlayson
Screenplay
R Roy Mitchell
Director of Photography
M Matt Bowkett
Director of Photography
M Michael O'Connor
Editor
P Patrick Monaghan
Production Design
R Robert Gillies
Costume Design
B Barbara Darragh
Special Effects Coordinator
K Kevin Chisnall
Original Music Composer
D Don McGlashan