1. GEOFF MURPHY

2. BIOGRAPHY Born on 13 October 1938 Grew up in Wellington Before working as a director he was a teacher

3. HOW HE GOT STARTED His first piece of work was a musical and theatrical co-operative piece named Blerta He then went on to make Goodbye Pork Pie (1981)

4. FILMOGRAPHY Utu (1983) Production Company: Glitteron Writers: Keith Aberdein, Bruno Lawrence Budget: $3,000,000 A Quiet Earth (1985) Production Company: Cinepro Writers: Bill Baer, Bruno Lawrence, Sam Pillsbury Budget: $1,000,000 Never Say Die (1988) Production Company: Everard Films Writer: Geoff Murphy Young Guns II (1990) Production Company: Morgan Creek Productions Writer: John Fusco Spooked (2004) Production Company: Ora Digital Writer: Geoff Murphy Budget: $1,000,000

5. FAVOURITE ACTORS Bruno Lawrence

6. Geoff Murphy was one of the original directors that helped get NZ cinema on a world stage he has also helped many other directors through writing and producing. IMPACT ON SOCIETY