The Six Dollar Fifty Man (2009)
15m
Running Time
May 23, 2009Release Date
The Six Dollar Fifty Man (2009)
15m
Running Time
May 23, 2009Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
It's hard to look after yourself in the playground when you're different. Set in 1970s New Zealand, The Six Dollar Fifty Man follows Andy, a gutsy eight year-old boy who lives in a make-believe superhero world where his imagination allows him to perform extraordinary physical feats, to deal with playground bullies. But when Andy gets in trouble with the headmaster, he realises that to save himself & his only friend Mary, he must face up to the real world.
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Cast & Crew.
Oscar Vandy-Connor
Andy
Celina Russo-Bewick
Mary
Sam Ahie
Jason
Nick Blake
Mr. Hannah
Thomas Kimber
Max
Carmel McGlone
Mrs. Rainer
Mark Albiston
Director
Mark Albiston
Director
Details.
Wiki.
The Six Dollar Fifty Man is a short film (15 minutes) directed by Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland and written by Sutherland.
The film premiered in the Short Film competition of Festival de Cannes in 2009 where it received Special Distinction. The Six Dollar Fifty Man tells the story of Andy, a gutsy 8-year-old boy who is forced to break out of his make-believe superhero world to deal with playground bullies. The title is a play on The Six Million Dollar Man.