The Grasscutter

The Grasscutter

110 mins | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie | Jan. 1, 1990

An Ulster Volunteer Force vigilante, turned police informer, is sent by the British government to New Zealand to start a new life, leaving behind his eldest son. Although his wife and two young boys are also in New Zealand, they are no longer together, and he has a new love interest. After some eight years his past catches up with him when former comrades show up, intent on extracting revenge. After two nearly successful attempts by them (in Dunedin), the action moves to a final confrontation and shootout in the hills above Queenstown.

The Grasscutter

110 mins | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie | Jan. 1, 1990

The Grasscutter
An Ulster Volunteer Force vigilante, turned police informer, is sent by the British government to New Zealand to start a new life, leaving behind his eldest son. Although his wife and two young boys are also in New Zealand, they are no longer together, and he has a new love interest. After some eight years his past catches up with him when former comrades show up, intent on extracting revenge. After two nearly successful attempts by them (in Dunedin), the action moves to a final confrontation and shootout in the hills above Queenstown.
Producers Finlayson Brewer Productions
Original title The Grasscutter
Directors Ian Mune
Writers Roy Mitchell

Cast

Terence Cooper

as Jack Macready / Billy

Ian McElhinney

as Brian Deeds

Judy McIntosh

as Hannah Carpenter

Mitchell Manuel

as Patu Beale / Claire Deeds

James Coyle

as Jim Wallace

Marshall Napier

as Detective Inspector Cross

Temuera Morrison

as Detective Sergeant Harris

Jon Brazier

as Detective Sergeant McKay