Wild Man (film)

Wild Man is a 1977 New Zealand comedy starring Bruno Lawrence, Ian Watkin and Tony Barry. It was written and directed by Geoff Murphy.

Synopsis
The Wild Man and the Colonel are two itinerant con men who operate on the West Coast gold mining towns of the New Zealand South Island during the latter part of the nineteenth century.

Production
The original production cost was $25,000 on 16mm for television, but then another $30,000 was spent converting it to 35mm for cinema release.

Reviews

 * 1977 The Press Wild man attacks TV viewers.
 * 1994 Cinema Papers New Zealand Supplement.