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Never Say Die

Never Say Die

1988Movie⏱️ 1h 30m
ActionComedy
5.4
IMDB Rating
261 votes

A young couple are mysteriously pursued by people with increasingly elaborate attempts to kill them; they narrowly escape death repeatedly via a series of car chases and shoot-outs.

Director
Geoff Murphy
Writers
Andy Borowitz, Geoff Murphy
Stars
Temuera Morrison, Lisa Eilbacher, George Wendt
Release Date
December 9, 1988
Language
English
Country
New Zealand
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Temuera Morrison
Temuera Morrison
as Alf Winters
Lisa Eilbacher
Lisa Eilbacher
as Melissa Jones
George Wendt
George Wendt
as Mr. Witten
Tony Barry
Tony Barry
as Insp. Evans
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Jason Greenwood
as Fire Chief
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Judith Fyfe
as Woman Driver
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Phillip Gordon
as Taxi Driver
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Ian Richard Stewart
as Hunter
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Peter Bell
as Cop in Jaguar
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Marcel Kroes
as Cop in Jaguar

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Dolby Stereo
Filming Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Production
Pastrami and Rye, New Zealand Film Commission, Everard Films

🏷️ Keywords

cartaxitaxi drivertrainindependent film

🎯 Categories

ActionComedy

⭐ Featured Review

Forget it
by Jack_Yan1999-10-02
5/10

"Geoff Murphy has directed some excellent action films. Both his earlier Goodbye Pork Pie—to which Never Say Die has been compared—and his later Under Siege: Dark Territory are well-paced films, but Never Say Die seems to miss the mark. Never Say Die tries to decide whether it's action, comedy or thriller but comes across as "none of the above". The story seems disjointed, while the relationship between the two lead characters (played by Temuera Morrison and Lisa Eilbacher, particularly stunning here) comes across as uncomfortable thanks to the script (also by Murphy). It's..."

💡 Did You Know?

When Evans (Tony Barry) is handing the parcel containing the radio beacon to the bus driver in Greymouth, the driver comments that the recipient has a "funny name". Evans replies, "Funny bloke". This is the exact same line that his associate Gerry Austin (Kelly Johnson) said to Tony Barry in the movie "Goodbye Pork Pie" when describing the owner of car they were travelling in.

📖 Synopsis

A young couple are mysteriously pursued by people with increasingly elaborate attempts to kill them; they narrowly escape death repeatedly via a series of car chases and shoot-outs.