Biography
Geoffrey Peter Murphy was a New Zealand filmmaker, producer, director, and screenwriter best known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the second half of the 1970s. His second feature Goodbye Pork Pie (1981) was the first New Zealand film to win major commercial success on its soil. Murphy directed several Hollywood features during the 1990s, before returning to New Zealand as second-unit director on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Murphy was also a scriptwriter, special effects technician, schoolteacher and trumpet player at different times. He was married to Merata Mita, a film director, actress, writer.
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Awards & recognition
- honorary doctor of Massey University · 2014
- Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit · 2014
Filmography11 titles
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Utu
The Magnificent Seven
The Quiet Earth
Young Guns II
Dante's Peak
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Freejack
The Last Outlaw
xXx: State of the Union
Fortress 2: Re-Entry