Sleeping Dogs Soundtrack - Main Menu Music 4 by KoKM published on 2012-09-06T13:15:13Z First things first, this beats are from the videogame Sleeping Dogs (Main Menu) and aren't made by me! The last rock album of Rozz Williams, former front man of the death rock band Christian Death, featuring never before released material.
Running time107 minutesCountryNew ZealandLanguageEnglishSleeping Dogs is a 1977 New Zealand film, based on the book Smith's Dream by, directed by, and produced by Donaldson. Featuring, and it is notable for being the first feature-length produced entirely in. The film was a major success critically and commercially and launched the career of Sam Neill, who later went on to do international works such as, and.A political with elements, it follows the lead character 'Smith' (Neill) as New Zealand plunges into a as a government institutes after flare into violence. Smith gets caught between the special police and a growing resistance movement and reluctantly becomes involved.
Often named one of the best of all time, it is considered a classic and a landmark in the new wave of cinema in the country, helping to change New Zealand cinema from small, melodramatic, derivative films to the modern reels that make the country known in the industry today. Contents.Plot Following the break-up of his marriage caused by his wife's affair with another man named Bullen, Smith arranges to live on the on an island owned by a Maori tribe. Meanwhile, political tension escalates as an oil embargo leaves the country in an energy crisis. Tension boils over into a civil war and guerrilla activity. However, Smith and his dog enjoy a peaceful island life, having little interaction with the rest of society.Smith's idyllic life is shattered when a bomb is exploded in a nearby town, and police arrive on his island to arrest him and search for illegal weapons.
After they find a cache of explosives that Smith had been unaware of, he is taken to a police station where he is imprisoned, interrogated and tortured. The dog is last seen swimming after the boat that Smith is being taken away in. Smith recognizes one policeman as a former schoolmate, Jesperson, who then takes over the interrogation.
Jesperson reveals that the Government regard Smith as a key leader of the guerillas and offers expulsion from New Zealand in return for a confession, or alternatively trial by a military tribunal with a likely death sentence.During a prison transfer, Smith deliberately forces himself to vomit to confuse his captors and escapes. He then flees the city, finding work at a small camp ground and love with a local girl. Happy to be outside the civil war again, Smith blends in until a US Army unit arrives and takes over the camp ground. Smith clashes with Willoughby, the commander of the US forces, who suspects Smith of being a rebel sympathiser. The arrival of Bullen, who is now a senior leader of the underground guerrilla movement, complicates matters further.
As the US forces capture and kill more rebels, Smith is unwillingly drawn into participating in an attack on the military unit by Bullen.Fleeing the scene of the successful attack, Smith and Bullen are pursued by Government forces and cornered in a nearby forest. After Government forces surround the guerrillas and bomb their encampment, Smith and Bullen escape, only to be cornered by Jesperson and his elite squad. After Bullen is fatally wounded, Smith – wishing an end to what is happening – deliberately provokes Jesperson into shooting him.Cast. as Smith. Nevan Rowe as Gloria.
as Bullen. as Dudley. as Colonel Willoughby. Clyde Scott as Jesperson. Bill Johnson as Cousins. as Taupiri.
Donna Akersten as Mary. as Elsie. as Intrigued School Child. Snuffles (dog)Production The scene in which Sam Neill ('Smith') escapes the police van and runs off into the crowded street was filmed without formal permission from the police.
When Neill's stunt double ran from the van, an off-duty police officer tackled him, mistaking the stuntman for a real criminal attempting to escape custody. The stuntman had to point out the camera crew to get the officer to release him.In the scene where Warren Oates steps out of his jeep and meets 'Smith', he is actually holding a page of the script, fearing that he'd forget the lines. Oates acted as if the paper was a list of directions to the motel.The riot scenes in which police with batons and shields beat back protestors closely mirrored actions of police and protestors four years later during the in New Zealand, which sparked anti- protests.also featured in the film courtesy of the permission obtained through AVM Siegert.References.