The Grasscutter
6.1
“Violence and death was his way of life...now it's his turn to pay the Price”
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.
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Cast
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Terence Cooper
Jack Macready / Billy
Known for
Casino Royale
Hot Pursuit
Ian McElhinney
Brian Deeds
Known for
Game of Thrones
Krypton
Judy McIntosh
Hannah Carpenter
Known for
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Bridge to Terabithia
Mitchell Manuel
Patu Beale / Claire Deeds
Also in
Kingpin
Mark II
Raymond Hawthorne
Keen
Also in
Children of the Dog Star
Bread & Roses
James Coyle
Jim Wallace
Known for
Treasure Island
Marshall Napier
Detective Inspector Cross
Known for
The Beast
McLeod's Daughters
Temuera Morrison
Detective Sergeant Harris
Known for
The Book of Boba Fett
Moana
Jon Brazier
Detective Sergeant McKay
Also in
Spartacus
The Shannara Chronicles
Frances Barber
Claire Deeds
Known for
Great Expectations
A Zed & Two Noughts
Lewis Rowe
Dunedin Club Manager
Known for
Braindead
Hamish McFarlane
Andrew Deeds
Known for
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
Ian Mune Director · Roy Mitchell Screenplay Don McGlashan Composer
First release June 4, 1989 · Produced in New Zealand, United Kingdom · Production Grasscutter Productions, ITV
Production
Finlayson Brewer Productions
Production
Grasscutter Productions
Production
ITV
Production
New Zealand · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 4, 1989
TV · ITV
No release date listed for United States.
France
December 7, 1990 · Theatrical
New Zealand
January 1, 1990 · TV
Spain
June 30, 1989 · Physical · VHS
United Kingdom
January 1, 1993 · Physical · VHS
January 1, 2000 · Physical · DVD
XI
June 11, 1989 · TV · UTV - Broadcast in two parts
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