Boy

2010
Not Rated
1 Std. 27 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

30.265

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Set on the east coast of New Zealand in the year 1984, Boy, an 11-year-old kid and devout Michael Jackson fan gets a chance to know his father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.

trailer wiedergeben2:21

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Coming-of-Age Comedy Drama

Der 11-jährige Junge namens Boy, ein treuer Michael Jackson-Fan, lebt 1984 an der Ostküste Neuseelands und lernt seinen kriminellen Vater kennen, der auf der Suche nach einer Tasche mit Geld... Alles lesenDer 11-jährige Junge namens Boy, ein treuer Michael Jackson-Fan, lebt 1984 an der Ostküste Neuseelands und lernt seinen kriminellen Vater kennen, der auf der Suche nach einer Tasche mit Geld zurückgekehrt ist.Der 11-jährige Junge namens Boy, ein treuer Michael Jackson-Fan, lebt 1984 an der Ostküste Neuseelands und lernt seinen kriminellen Vater kennen, der auf der Suche nach einer Tasche mit Geld zurückgekehrt ist.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

30.265

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 13 Gewinne & 9 Nominierungen insgesamt

Videos4

Trailer 2:21

U.S. Version

Clip 7:32

A Guide to the Work of Taika Waititi

Clip 7:32

A Guide to the Work of Taika Waititi

Clip 2:31

Taika Waititi - Do Your Own Thing

Clip 4:10

Taika Look at the Waititi Way

Fotos46

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Wissenswertes
Director Taika Waititi was less than a week away from filming when he realised the boy he had as lead wasn't working out. Three days before filming began, James Rolleston, who was hanging around on set as an extra, was given the lead by Taika Waititi.

Patzer
The Goodnight Kiwi that was shown on the TV during Shutdown was the incorrect version for the period. The film used the early 1990's version with the TV2 logo at the bottom at the end. In 1984, it should have ended with the message "Goodnight from Television New Zealand".

Zitate
Mr. Langston: People call me a dumb honky all the time. I don't go round punching them.
Boy: Why not?
Mr. Langston: Because they're usually children.

Crazy Credits
The credits start with the names and roles of the three main actors and this is followed by a spoof of Michael Jackson's "Thriller", incorporating elements of the original dance (as seen on the music video) and Maori Hakas.

Verbindungen
Featured in Boy: Outtakes (2010)

Soundtracks
Hine e Hine
(Traditional)
Performed by The Phoenix Foundation

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7/10

So Much Michael Jackson!

Set on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, Boy, an 11-year-old kid and devout Michael Jackson fan, gets a chance to know his father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.

This is the rise of Taika Waititi in all his glory. Whole "Eagle vs Shark" is a fun, offbeat, quirky romance, and is often compared (both favorably and unfavorably) to "Napoleon Dynamite", it falls short just a bit. It is with "Boy" that we see the greatness Waititi is capable of and would continue with such films as "What We Do in the Shadows" and "Hunt for the Wilderpeople".

Exactly how they got away with so much Michael Jackson is beyond me. But I suppose if you don't use the music and just focus on the imagery, you can pass it off as a loving homage or satire. Heck, if I was Jackson, i would have been flattered.