The Making of Sleeping Dogs (2004)

If you want it done properly, do it yourself.

Director Roger Donaldson's 1977 movie of CK Stead novel Smith's Dream helped spark a new wave of Kiwi cinema. Getting there was a cash-strapped, bare-knuckle ride. In this documentary cast and crew recall a communal film set that was "constantly on the go" as they pulled together drama, car chases, and gun battles using mainly ingenuity.

Cast (17)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Sam Neill

Self

Roger Donaldson

Self

D

Don Blakeney

Self

A

Arthur Baysting

Self

Donna Akersten

Self

A

Alun Bollinger

Self (as Allan Bollinger)

David Calder

Self

S

Sue Donaldson

Self (archive footage)

D

Don Brash

Self

M

Murray Grindlay

Self

I

Ian John

Self

S

Shirley Duke

Self

P

Paul Leech

Self

S

Shelley Lodge

Self

G

Gerry Kostic

Self (as Gerry 'Popov' Kostic)

G

Grahame McLean

Self

Ian Mune

Self

If you liked The Making of Sleeping Dogs, you might also like…

94% match

A Decade Under the Influence

2003

88% match

The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

2019

82% match

A Toxic Love Story

2026

82% match

McQueen

2018

74% match

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

2023

75% match

21 Up

1977

71% match

180° South

2010

67% match

Directed by John Ford

1971

65% match

35 Up

1991

60% match

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

2019

60% match

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025

60% match

The Skywalker Legacy

2020

60% match

The Director and the Jedi

2018

60% match

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003

60% match

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski

2018

60% match

Seven Up!

1964

60% match

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009

60% match

Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20

2022

60% match

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013

60% match

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000