Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
	New Zealand theatrical release poster
Directed by	Taika Waititi
Screenplay by	Taika Waititi
Based on	Wild Pork and Watercress; by Barry Crump
Produced by	Carthew Neal; Matt Noonan; Leanne Saunders; Taika Waititi;
Starring	Sam Neill; Julian Dennison; Rhys Darby; Rima Te Wiata; Rachel House;
Cinematography	Lachlan Milne
Edited by	Luke Haigh; Tom Eagles; Yana Gorskaya;
Music by	Lukasz Buda; Samuel Scott; Conrad Wedde;
Production; companies	Defender Films; Piki Films; Curious; New Zealand Film Commission;
Distributed by	Madman Films and Piki Films
Release dates	22 January 2016 (Sundance); 31 March 2016 (New Zealand);
Running time	101 minutes
Country	New Zealand
Language	English
Budget	US$2.5 million
Box office	US$23.2 million

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (/ˈwɪldəˌpiːpəl/ WIL-də-pee-pəl) is a 2016 New Zealand adventure comedy drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi, based on the 1986 novel Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump. Sam Neill and Julian Dennison star as "Uncle" Hector and Ricky Baker: a father figure and foster son who become the targets of a manhunt after fleeing into the New Zealand bush. Carthew Neal, Leanne Saunders, Matt Noonan, and Waititi produced the film.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on 22 January 2016. The film opened across New Zealand on 31 March 2016. Grossing US$23.2 million, it remains the highest-grossing New Zealand film excluding international co-productions. The film received critical acclaim, with many critics highlighting Dennison and Neill's performances and chemistry.