Michael Haigh

Michael Haigh

Movies for Michael Haigh...

Send a Gorilla
Title: Send a Gorilla
Released: December 2, 1988
Type: Movie
The girls and gorillas at a singing telegram company are overworked because it is Valentine's Day. A series of sub-plots - a sexist disc jockey loses his dog and the girls fine it; one of the girls fights for custody of her child; an aspiring opera singer gets her chance to audition; and evil developer demolishes the telegram company's offices, etc, which all adds up to a large dose of confusion.
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Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
Title: Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
Character: Rugby Commentator (voice)
Released: April 9, 1986
Type: Movie
Featuring the characters from Murray Ball's "Footrot Flats" (New Zealands most beloved local cartoon strip), questions to be answered include: Will Wal Footrot win the affections of Cheeky Hobson over the sleazy Spit Murphy? Will the Dog win the affections of the lovely Jess? Will Wal make a good impression on the selectors at Saturday's rugby match? Can Rangi and Pongo save Cooch's prize stag from the depths of Blackwater Station, home of the Murphys, their vicious dogs and deadly croco-pigs? All this and more will be answered as the small town of Raupo comes to life on the big screen.
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Among the Cinders
Title: Among the Cinders
Released: July 6, 1984
Type: Movie
A teenage boy, Nick, has difficulty coping with the death of a friend. When Nick's grandmother also dies, his grandfather, thinking that the boy will not be able to handle another loss, conceals her death and takes Nick on a journey into the countryside.
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Wild Horses
Title: Wild Horses
Character: Benson
Released: April 18, 1984
Type: Movie
Amid the high country of the North Island interior, wild horse roam and breed. With the trees gone, Dan Mitchell and the Sullivan brothers, turn to the wild horses as a source of income. With rope and snare - and the help of an experienced horse catching team - Sam and Sara's example, the rough ex-loggers learn to respect a delicate balance between the wild horses and their catchers. The best stallions are left to breed and their riding horses are retired back into the wild herds.
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Nearly No Christmas
Title: Nearly No Christmas
Released: December 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Before Christmas, the North Pole is a very busy place. When Rumbletum, the cantankerous boiler which drives the toy machines breaks down, Santa has to find a job in the city to pay for the repairs.
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Carry Me Back
Title: Carry Me Back
Released: June 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Two brothers take their father into the city for the weekend for a rugby game and a night on the town. However, the old man dies in their hotel and the boys need to smuggle his body back to their farm and make it appear that he died there to satisfy a clause in his will or else they won't inherit the property.
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Title: The Governor
Character: Judge Chapman
Released: October 6, 1977
Type: TV
Historical television series about Sir George Gray
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Landfall
Title: Landfall
Character: Policeman
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Discovered to be using illegal drugs by a local policeman, the members of the commune kill him and bury him in their garden. After this pivotal event, distinctions between reality and fantasy become increasingly blurred.