Jubilee

Jubilee (2000)

A Reason for a small town to put on a clean pair of Undies.

Billy (Cliff Curtis) is trying to organize the biggest celebration the town of Waimatua has even seen - the 75th Jubilee of their school. In doing this, feckless Billy is trying to redeem himself in the eyes of his family, especially his frustrated wife Pauline (Theresa Healey). However trouble arrives with the return of a local former All Blacks Captain, an old flame of Pauline's.

Date of release
2000-04-13
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Michael Hurst

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Jubilee

Jubilee is a 2000 New Zealand comedy drama film directed by Michael Hurst and written by Michael Bennett, based on the 1994 novel of the same name by Nepi Solomon. The film stars Cliff Curtis, Theresa Healey, and Kevin Smith, with a supporting cast including Hori Ahipene, Jaime Passier-Armstrong, Marise Wipani, Eru Potaka-Dewes, and Bruce Hopkins. Jubilee was Hurst's feature film directorial debut, as well as Curtis' debut as lead.

Production

Jubilee is based on the 1994 novel of the same name by Nepi Solomon. John Barnett, who was then Managing Director of South Pacific Pictures and on the board of the New Zealand Film Commission, bought the rights to make a movie from the book. The true identity of the author remains undisclosed, including to production staff, with a belief Solomon had served time in Auckland Prison and did not want to be identified.

The film received NZ$1.8m of funding from the New Zealand Film Commission. Barnett and producer Bill Gavin brought on Michael Hurst as director, owing to his background in theatre and directing television series; it would be his first feature film. It was also the first leading role for actor Cliff Curtis, who played Billy.

Jubilee was recorded on location in Waitakere City, North West Auckland, and at Studio West. The production took place over a 6-week period with a crew of approximately 40 people, and used 35 mm colour film and Dolby Digital audio.

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