Review Rewind

Episode 106: Hunt for the Wilderpoeple(2016)

Mike Alvarez, Tristan Drew Episode 106

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2026 and we start the year off with Taika Waititi's heartwarming indie hit, Hunt For The Wilderpeople 

Directed by Taika Waititi
Screenplay byTaika Waititi
Based on Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump
Produced by Carthew Neal, Matt Noonan, Leanne Saunders, Taika Waititi
Starring Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House
Cinematography Lachlan Milne
Edited by Luke Haigh, Tom Eagles, Yana Gorskaya
Music by Lukasz Buda, Samuel Scott, Conrad Wedde
Production companies Defender Films, Piki Films
Curious, New Zealand Film Commission
Distributed byMadman Films and Piki Films
Release dates22 January 2016 (Sundance)
31 March 2016 (New Zealand)
Running time 101 minutes
Gross US & Canada $5,205,468
Opening weekend US & Canada 
$78,439Jun 26, 2016
Gross worldwide $38,560,308