Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Awards
- 24 wins & 26 nominations

Trivia
The film was the first local feature to gross more than NZ$1 million in its opening weekend at the New Zealand box office.

Goofs
No kiwi Hunter worth his salt would kill a pukeko for eating - they are notoriously bad eating birds, hence the cooking joke: boil a pukeko with a shoe and when the shoe is soft, throw away the bird and eat the shoe.

Quotes
Hec: Me and this fat kid / We ran we ate and read books / And it was the best.

Crazy credits
The credits include sections headed "Wildercrew" and "Wildercast", with the latter including the subheading "Wilderdogs".

Connections
Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Danny DeVito/Ewan McGregor/Sam Neill/Miranda Hart/John Bishop/Amber Riley (2016)

Soundtracks
Makutekahu
Written by Lukasz Pawel Buda (as L. Buda), Samuel Scott (as S. Scott), and Conrad Wedde (as C. Wedde)
Native Tongue Music Publishing
Arranged by Hamish McKeich
Performed by Pepe Becker, Anna Sedcole, Phillip Collins, and Robert Oliver

A brilliant funny movie that still respects the sadness that happens in life but tries to show you that fun and laughter can still be our main focus.

I think this is the best so far of Taika Waititi's films and recommend it to anyone to see. I saw it after a long-tiring week at work and I half expected to nod off in the cinema theatre because I was so tired. But I didn't. I laughed and chuckled most of the way through the film and came away re-energized and very happy I had gone.

Would see again if the opportunity came up, which is likely as most of my friends are raving about it and a few are wanting me to go with them to see it again!