Murray Keane: from acting to directing in prime time…

Interview – 2013

Actor and director Murray Keane's first big acting role on screen was in 80s TV series Peppermint Twist. He went on to appear in Away Laughing, and movies Braindead and Chunuk Bair. In the 1990s, Keane expanded into directing, working on popular drama series Shortland Street, Outrageous Fortune, The Almighty Johnsons and his own show, Ride with the Devil.

In this ScreenTalk interview, Keane talks about:

Playing a semi-mute drummer on Peppermint Twist
Working in mud and unwashed costumes for the "diabolical" Chunuk Bair
Why Braindead was one of "the worst shots of my life"
The pressure of directing Shortland Street at high speed
His pride in directing Diplomatic Immunity, despite the comedy's disappointing ratings
Enjoying public praise for his contribution to Outrageous Fortune
How Go Girls proved a great way to improving his directing skills

This video was first uploaded on 15 January 2013, and is available under this Creative Commons licence. This licence is limited to use of ScreenTalk interview footage only and does not apply to any video content and photographs from films, television, music videos, web series and commercials used in the interview.

Interview, Camera and Editing – Andrew Whiteside

My God! I thank the heavens that someone once gave me that phone call . . . John Laing said 'come and do some Outrageous'. Cause I'm a Westie. I mean I'm from Helensville, and I understand that world.
– Murray Keane on getting the opportunity to direct for Outrageous Fortune

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