The Devil Dared Me To
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The Devil Dared Me To is a New Zealand film written by and starring Chris Stapp
and Matt Heath
. The film revolves around a fictional stuntman, Randy Cambell, who aspires to be the greatest living New Zealand
er in that profession. The character was first developed as the stuntman in Stapp and Heath's Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television
.
Stapp told the New Zealand Listener
:
The film was released in theaters across New Zealand on 11 October 2007. The film grossed $93,950 after four days on 35 screens to rank sixth on the week’s box office top 20; after seven days, it had clocked up $127,320, and took another $52,000 over Labour Weekend.
for the United States and Boll AG for rest of world.
Chris Stapp
Chris Stapp is a New Zealand actor/director/musician best known for his role of stuntman Randy Cambell in Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television. He and Back of the Y co-star Matt Heath appear in season 6 of Eating Media Lunch. In 2005 the pair also hosted a weekly radio show Thursday Drive on bFM...
and Matt Heath
Matt Heath
Matthew Philip "Matt" Heath is an English footballer, playing for Colchester United. His position is centre half.-Leicester City:...
. The film revolves around a fictional stuntman, Randy Cambell, who aspires to be the greatest living New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
er in that profession. The character was first developed as the stuntman in Stapp and Heath's Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television
Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television
Back Of The Y previously known as Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television is a cult New Zealand TV series, created by Chris Stapp and Matt Heath. Featuring such memorable characters as Randy Campbell, Danny Parker, Dick Johansonson, Cindy Cockburn and Spanners Watson, the show glorified stunts and...
.
Stapp told the New Zealand Listener
New Zealand Listener
The New Zealand Listener is a New Zealand magazine. First published in 1939 and edited by Oliver Duff and the Monte Holcroft it originally had a monopoly on the publication of of upcoming television and radio programmes. In the 1980s it lost its monopoly on the publication of upcoming television...
:
- "Our aim is to make the greatest New Zealand film since Goodbye Pork PieGoodbye Pork PieGoodbye Pork Pie is a 1981 New Zealand film directed by Geoff Murphy and written by Geoff Murphy and Ian Mune. The film is considered to be one of New Zealand's most popular films, and has been described as Easy Rider meets the Keystone Kops....
".
The film was released in theaters across New Zealand on 11 October 2007. The film grossed $93,950 after four days on 35 screens to rank sixth on the week’s box office top 20; after seven days, it had clocked up $127,320, and took another $52,000 over Labour Weekend.
NZFC Support
In May 2006 Devil Limited Ltd received a total of $859,314 from the New Zealand Film Commission to produce the film. This included full blow-up from HD acquisition and sound-post to digital-dolby 35mm in support the films NZ multi-plex release strategy.Release
'The Devil Dared Me To' had its world premiere at SXSW and screened at over 20 International Film Festivals. It has sold to Wild Bunch for the United Kingdom, VivendiVivendi
Vivendi SA is a French international media conglomerate with activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications, the Internet, and video games. It is headquartered in Paris.- History :...
for the United States and Boll AG for rest of world.
Cast
- Chris StappChris StappChris Stapp is a New Zealand actor/director/musician best known for his role of stuntman Randy Cambell in Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television. He and Back of the Y co-star Matt Heath appear in season 6 of Eating Media Lunch. In 2005 the pair also hosted a weekly radio show Thursday Drive on bFM...
as Randy Cambell - Matt HeathMatt Heath (actor)Matt Heath is a New Zealand actor best known for his role of Danny Parker in Back Of The Y Masterpiece Television. He has also worked on animated shorts for MTV2 in the UK, and he and Back of the Y co-star Chris Stapp appear in season 6 of Eating Media Lunch. Matt Heath now does the drive show on...
as Dick Johansonson - Bonnie SoperBonnie SoperBonnie Soper is a New Zealand film and television actress.-Early career:A graduate of the Unitec School of Performing and Screen Arts, her theatre credits include, Auckland Theatre Company's 2007 play The Pillowman which she co-starred in with former and current Shortland Street actors Oliver...
as Tracy 'Tragedy' Jones - Andrew Beattie as Spanner's Dad
- Phil Brough as Spanners Watson
- Ria VandervisRia VandervisRia Vandervis is a New Zealand actress. She plays the role of the villainess Miratrix in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive.Originally from Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, she attended Auckland's UNITEC School of Performing & Screen Arts and completed a three-year course in Acting...
as Cindy Cockburn - Dominic BowdenDominic BowdenDominic Joseph Bowden . is a New Zealand television personality, host, radio and voice actor. He is best known as the host of the reality series New Zealand Idol. Bowden was also the host of TVNZs game shows Are You Smarter than a Ten Year Old? and Dare to Win, which has a similar format to Minute...
as Sheldon Snake - Zach Baker as Kid Randy
- Nicholas Houltham as Kid Spanners
- Floyd Alexander-Hunt as Kid Tracy
- Ross Harper as Uncle Norm