Dagg Day Afternoon

1977 New Zealand comedy film

  • 1977 (1977)
Running time
37 minutesCountryNew ZealandLanguageEnglish

Dagg Day Afternoon is a 1977 New Zealand action comedy film, starring John Clarke.[1] It was written and directed by John Clarke and Geoff Murphy.[1]

In the film, a ram has received bionic enhancements, but has since been lost. Fred Dagg is tasked with locating the missing ram.

Synopsis

Fred Dagg's secret mission to find a "bionic sheep" (or 6 million dollar ram) which has been lost by the government is shown in a series of sketches.[1]

Cast

  • John Clarke as Fred Dagg
  • Paul Birch as Trevor
  • Robert Birse as Trevor
  • Duncan Emmerson as Trevor
  • Peter Fyfe as Bruce Bayliss
  • William Gruar as Trevor
  • Dick Jones as Waiter at Mon Desir
  • Michael McDonald as Gav (Dalgety store worker)
  • Victor Moir as Trevor
  • Geoff Murphy as Man standing on the street
  • Derek Payne as Army officer
  • Nevan Rowe as Flight attendant
  • Mike Ward as Trevor
  • Michael Wilson as Secret agent
  • Guy Witten as Trevor

Reviews

  • 1977 The Press Wild man attacks TV viewers.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dagg Day Afternoon". NZ On Screen. 1977. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ McNeill, John (28 July 1977). "Wild man attacks TV viewers". Papers Past. The Press. p. 23. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

External links

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