Boy (2010)

Name: Boy
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2010-03-25
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore, Cherilee Martin

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Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.

Release Date: March 25, 2010
Runtime: 1h 28m
Rating: 7.3/10 (483 votes)

Director: Taika Waititi

Cast: James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore, Cherilee Martin, RickyLee Waipuka-Russell, Haze Reweti, Maakariini Butler

Production: New Zealand Film Commission, Unison Films, Whenua Films

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Revenue: $9M

Full Cast (39 people)

James Rolleston as Boy
Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu as Rocky
Taika Waititi as Alamein
Moerangi Tihore as Dynasty
Cherilee Martin as Kelly
RickyLee Waipuka-Russell as Chardonnay
Haze Reweti as Dallas
Maakariini Butler as Murray
Rajvinder Eria as Tane
Manihera Rangiuaia as Kingi
Darcy Ray Flavell-Hudson as Holden
Rachel House as Aunty Gracey
Waihoroi Shortland as Weirdo
Cohen Holloway as Chuppa
Pana Hema-Taylor as Juju
Tuhoro Ranihera Christie as Mr. Nepia
Craig Hall as Mr. Langston
Mavis Paenga as Nan
Ngapaki Emery as Mum
Ngaru-toa Puru as Che
Hoanihuhi Takotohiwi as Hucks
Tainui Callaghan as Kiko
Manaia Callaghan as Miria
Ei Kura Albert as Chardonnay's Friend
Montana Te Kani-Williams as Falcon Crest
Rangiteaorere Raki as Young Darcy
Wairangi Herewini as Kingi's Friend
Waimihi Hotere as Teacher
Heke-turoa 'Panache' Ropitini as Chardonnay's Friend
Ruataarehu Waititi as Chardonnay's Friend

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Reviews

CinemaSerf - 7/10

I really enjoyed James Rolleston’s performance here as his enthusiasm just leaps off the screen at you! His character hasn’t even got a name, but he lives with his gran and the scene-stealing “Rocky” (Te Aho Eketone-Whitu) who has the most fantastic superpowers - not! He is the original Michael Jackson superfan and it’s only his dad who can hope to come close to that level of adulation. His dad “A...

February 16, 2025