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The Sci-fi Collection

The Sci-fi Collection

Some of New Zealand's most memorable screen images have come from the genre of science fiction: man alone Bruno Lawrence wandering onto Eden Park in a nightie; giant slugs living under Rangitoto. From alien hunters to futuristic fuel wars to nuclear volcanoes, this collection is a showcase of film and TV which has imagined "what if?" versions of life in the shaky isles. Plus sci-fi nut Greg Broadmore offers his take on Kiwi science fiction, and author Maurice Gee and former NZ On Screen editor Paul Stanley Ward look back on classic sci-fi tale Under the Mountain

The Quiet Earth

Film, 1985 (Trailer and Excerpts)

Under the Mountain - The Alien World Below (Episode Four)

Television, 1981 (Full Length Episode)

The Boy from Andromeda - The Guardian

Television, 1990 (Full Length Episode)

The Tem Show - Star Wars (Episode)

Television, 2005 (Full Length)

Battletruck

Film, 1982 (Excerpts)

Dr Grordbort Presents: The Deadliest Game

Short Film, 2011 (Full Length)

Night of the Red Hunter - Telefeature

Television, 1989 (Full Length)

Vostok Station

Short Film, 2009 (Full Length)

The Games Affair - The Porcelain Runner (Episode Two)

Television, 1974 (Full Length Episode)

Event 16

Film, 2006 (Full Length)

Infection

Short Film, 1999 (Full Length)

An Awful Silence

Television, 1972 (Full Length)

Space Knights - The Golden Knight (First Episode)

Television, 1989 (Excerpts)

Children of the Dog Star - Power Stop

Television, 1984 (Full Length Episode)

Mis-drop

Short Film, 2014 (Full Length)

No Ordinary Sun

Short Film, 2004 (Full Length)

Typhon's People

Television, 1993 (Full Length)

Planet Man

Short Film, 1995 (Full Length)

The Dominant Species

Television, 1985 (Full Length)

Under the Mountain

Film, 2009 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

This Giant Papier Mâché Boulder is Actually Really Heavy

Film, 2016 (Trailer and Excerpts)

Eternity

Film, 2012 (Trailer and Excerpts)

Over the Moon

Short Film, 2014 (Full Length)

First Contact

Short Film, 2010 (Full Length)

LOVE.EXE

Short Film, 2016 (Full Length)

(Time) Travel Centre

Short Film, 2016 (Full Length)

Letters about the Weather

Short Film, 1999 (Full Length)

Delf

Short Film, 1997 (Full Length)

The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey

Film, 1988 (Trailer and Excerpts)

Papa People

Bressa Creeting Cake, Music Video, 1997

Bad Taste

Film, 1988 (Trailer)

Perfect Creature

Film, 2006 (Trailer and Excerpts)

Black Sheep

Film, 2007 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

An Afternoon on the Moon

Rhian Sheehan, Music Video, 2001

Space Flight

Short Film, 1962 (Full Length)

Hitchcock

The Phoenix Foundation, Music Video, 2005

Lenny Minute One

Short Film, 1993 (Full Length)

Nutcase

Film, 1980 (Excerpts)

Bright Grey

The Phoenix Foundation, Music Video, 2007

Alien Addiction

Film, 2018 (Trailer)

Night Freaks

Film, 2023 (Trailer)