Ron Highfield

Películas

The Last Tattoo
Production Design
In 1943, U.S. marines are stationed near Wellington. One of them is murdered by the boss of the Hotel Workers Union, who is sitting pretty, exempt from military service and living it up on black market profits. Girls under the control of the union - of whom the victim's fiancee, Rose, is one - give sexual favours to the Americans, in return for information. The marine assigned to investigate the murder, tries to find Rose through a public health nurse who traces VD infections. However they discover there it more going on than they realized, involving a conspiracy amongst the Union, the government and the U.S. military.
Te Rua
Production Design
A hundred years after the theft from New Zealand of three irreplaceable tribal carvings, two Maori, Rewi and Peter, decide it's time for ancient grievances to be put right. Both men are in Berlin where the carvings are stored in a museum. Plans go awry when a group that Peter has assembled breaks into the museum. Rewi persuades the others to let him put his own, more daring plan into action. Tensions build and international media interest broadens when a sniper's bullet hits Peter.
The Shrimp On The Barbie
Production Designer
Carlos has failed in show-biz and currently works as a waiter in a Mexican restaurant. There he meets Alex and dumb footballer Bruce celebrating their engagement with her parents. Alex' father is less than thrilled of her fiancée and says he'd rather accept anybody else. Eventually Alex hires Carlos to present him as her new fiancée.
Second Time Lucky
Art Direction
In the beginning the Devil made a bet with God. The Devil backed Eve, God backed Adam. What would have happened to love and sex if Adam hadn't taken the bite?
Utu
Production Design
In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Maori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. The warrior Te Wheke fights for the British until betrayal leads him to seek utu (revenge). The settler Williamson in turn seeks revenge after Te Wheke attacks his homestead. Meanwhile Wiremu, an officer for the British, seems to think that resistance is futile.
Mala sangre
Art Direction
En 1941 los Grahams mantienen malísimas relaciones con todos sus vecinos. Lo único que mantiene su equilibrio emocional a pesar de sus problemas económicos, era su afición a las armas. Cuando debido a la guerra, le confiscan su arma favorita, con las que quedaban aterrorizó a la comunidad, mató a siete hombres incluyendo a cuatro policias y fué objetivo de la mayor cazeria de hombres de la historia de Nueva Zelanda.
Destructor
Art Direction
Es el siglo 21, las Guerras del Petróleo han hecho un desastre del planeta y la tierra, fuera de las principales ciudades, no tiene ley. Después de que Hunter acude en ayuda de Corlie, quien escapó del malvado Straker, la lleva a la pacífica comunidad de Clearwater. Desafortunadamente para los ciudadanos de Clearwater, Straker tiene la plena intención de recuperar a Corlie.
Skin Deep
Art Direction
In small town Carlton Bob, the head of the Progressive Association, the local accountant and the boxing coach at the men-only gym, hires a masseuse from Auckland. Sandra is quite happy to give straight massage, but Bob pressures her to give "city massages". The wives are disturbed by her presence - perhaps with some justification. The climax occurs when accountant Phil, wants to leave his wife for Sandra; but when she rejects him, he smashes up the gym. The boys rally round to hush up Phil's indiscretion.
Wild Man
Art Direction
The story of two itinerant con men, the Wild Man and the Colonel, who operate on the West Coast gold mining towns of the New Zealand South Island during the latter part of the last century.