Prisoners (1981 film)

Prisoners is a 1981 American-New Zealand drama film directed by Peter Werner and starring Tatum O'Neal, Colin Friels and David Hemmings.^[1]

Although its budget was roughly $4.2 million it was never released. Although myth has arisen that Tatum's father Ryan O'Neal purchased the rights to the film to prevent its release, this is in fact untrue. The New Zealand producers of the film state that in actuality there was a dispute between the Completion Guarantor and 20th Century Fox and Fox elected not to release the film as it protected their financial status.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

An American moves his family to New Zealand where he takes charge of a prison in Wellington. His young daughter begins to have a love affair with one of the prisoners in his charge.

Cast

• Tatum O'Neal - Christie
• Colin Friels - Nick
• Shirley Knight - Virginia
• David Hemmings - Wilkens
• Bruno Lawrence - Peeky
• Ralph Cotterill - Holmby
• John Bach - Bodell
• Michael Hurst - Sciano
• Reg Ruka - Monkey
• Rob Jayne - Maslow
• Norman Fairley - Lewitt
• Peter Rowley - Hapstood
• Karl Bradley - Steel
• Richard Moss - Dunham
• Timothy Lee - Watts

Production

The film was shot in Auckland from 29 June to 14 August 1982.^[2]

References

1. ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/572083
2. ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p125

External links

• Prisoners at the Internet Movie Database