Hunt for the Wilderpeople Page #2

Synopsis: A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.
Director(s): Taika Waititi
Production: Piki Films
  20 wins & 25 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
PG-13
Year:
2016
101 min
$5,202,582
Website
45,594 Views


All right, Te Kooti.

Well, you just keep the target

above the little notch in the sight.

And then when you're ready,

you just breathe-

Bloody hell!

So, what are we hunting?

Oh, anything.

Deer, if we're lucky.

Can we shoot one of

those horses up there?

Oh, I'll give- I'll give you

one guess what my answer will be.

Well, can I ride one?

Nobody can ride them;

they're too wild.

Why do they need

to be ridden, anyway?

Well, that's what they're there for.

Why can't they just eat grass and

be horses and leave it at that, eh?

OK, OK. I was just

making conversation.

Shh.

Pig! Come on!

What?

Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

That's dinner sorted!

Whoa! Want to help me gut it?

# Ricky Baker, now

you are 13 years old.

# You are a teenager,

and you're as good as gold.

# Ricky Baker-

Oh.

# Ricky Baker, happy birthday. #

# Once rejected, now accepted #

# by me and Hector. #

# We're a trifecta.

# Ricky Baker,

ah, Ricky Baker, #

# ah, Ricky Baker, #

# ah, ah, Ricky Baker, ah ah, #

# Ricky Baker, ah, ah,

Ricky Baker, ah, ah, #

# Ricky... Baker... #

Hip hip!

Hooray!

Go on, blow out your candles.

OK.

Hector, do you think it's time

we gave Ricky his present?

Thank you, Auntie!

Thank you, Uncle!

Feed him, clean up after him.

He's yours- you're responsible.

This is the best

birthday I've ever had.

I think it's the only

birthday I've ever had.

What are you gonna call him?

Um, still thinking. Something

fierce to reflect its true nature.

Either Psycho, Megatron...

or Tupac.

What's a Tupac?

It's just my- this really cool rapper,

and he's, like, my best friend.

Are you gonna run away tonight?

Not sure.

No, oh, it's cool with me.

Just make sure you're

back by breakfast.

OK.

So happy we found you, buddy.

Sorry it took so long.

Me too.

Nigh-night, Ricky.

Night, Auntie.

Where are you going, Tupac?

Come on.

Man!

Ohhh!

Oh, Bella!

You know, sometimes in life,

it seems like there's no way out-

like a sheep trapped in

a maze designed by wolves.

And you know that if

you're ever in that situation,

there are always

two doors to choose from.

And through the first door- oh,

it's easy to get through that door-

and on the other side waiting for you are

all the nummiest treats you can imagine-

Fanta, Doritos, L&P,

Burger Rings, Coke Zero.

But you know what? There's also another door,

not the Burger Ring door, not the Fanta door;

another door that's

harder to get through.

Guess what's on the other side?

Anyone want to take a guess?

Vegetables?

N- No, not vegeta-

No.

Jesus?

You would think Jesus. I thought Jesus the

first time I-I-I-I came across that door.

It's not Jesus.

It's another door.

And guess what's on the

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Taika Waititi

Taika David Waititi ( ( listen); born 16 August 1975) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter, actor, and comedian. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his 2004 short film Two Cars, One Night. His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film, with the latter still holding that title as of 2018. He co-directed the horror comedy film What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine Clement, which brought him further critical acclaim and recognition. Waititi later directed the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Thor: Ragnarok (2017), which received critical acclaim. more…

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