Dagg Day Afternoon

Dagg Day Afternoon
Directed byJohn Clarke
Geoff Murphy
Written byJohn Clarke
Geoff Murphy
Produced byJohn Barnett
StarringJohn Clarke
Derek Payne
Michael Wilson
CinematographyAlun Bollinger
Norman Elder
Edited byMichael J. Horton
Music byDave Fraser
Production
companies
Acme Sausage Company
Endeavour Films
Huntaway Films
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
Running time
37 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

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

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.