John Barnett

Películas

Spies and Lies
Executive Producer
A true story. 1942. New Zealand is at war. Times are desperate. The Japanese invasion seems imminent. At this perilous moment, confidence trickster Syd Ross completes his sentence and is released from Waikeria Prison. He makes a phone call and finds himself in front of Prime Minister Fraser. Syd tells a tale of sabotage and assassination, of a Nazi plot to take over New Zealand.
We're Here to Help
Producer
A Kafkaesque docudrama of an actual case involving a Christchurch small businessman and the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department. Most people can relate to running up against a bureaucrat (especially the tax man), who knows he can cause you trouble if you say something he doesn't like and then proceeds to use his power to hurt you. In this case, the businessman, Dave Henderson refuses to give in and, for the most part, kept his sense of humour.
Whale Rider
Producer
En un pequeño poblado de la costa de Nueva Zelanda, los aborígenes de la tribu Whangara creen que proceden de un único ancestro, cuya existencia se remonta mil años atrás. Su nombre es Paikea, y escapó de la muerte, tras volcar su canoa, montando a lomos de una ballena. Según la tradición, el jefe de los Whangara, el “Whale Rider”, el Paikea, tiene que ser un primogénito varón. Pero Pai, una niña de once años, cree que está destinada a ser la máxima autoridad de la tribu. Por ello, aunque adora a su abuelo Koro, se enfrentará con él y con mil años de tradición.
Punto límite
Executive Producer
Una banda de delincuentes interrumpe la elección anual de Miss Galaxia para tomar como rehénes a las participantes del concurso y exigir por su liberación diez millones de dólares en diamantes. Junto a las jóvenes, se encuentra también Sharon Bell, presentadora del certamen y experta en artes marciales.
Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
Producer
Featuring the characters from Murray Ball's "Footrot Flats", (New Zealands most beloved local cartoon strip ). Questions to be answered include: Will Wal Footrot win the affections of Cheeky Hobson over the sleazy Spit Murphy? Will the Dog win the affections of the lovely Jess? Will Wal make a good impression on the All Black selectors at Saturdays rugby match? Can Rangi and Pongo save Cooch's prize stag from the depths of Blackwater station, home of the Murphy's, their vicious dogs and deadly croco-pigs? All this and more will be answered as the small town of Raupo comes to life on the big screen.
Wild Horses
Producer
Amid the high country of the North Island interior, wild horse roam and breed. With the trees gone, Dan Mitchell and the Sullivan brothers, turn to the wild horses as a source of income. With rope and snare - and the help of an experienced horse catching team - Sam and Sara's example, the rough ex-loggers learn to respect a delicate balance between the wild horses and their catchers. The best stallions are left to breed and their riding horses are retired back into the wild herds.
En busca del avión perdido
Producer
En un lago en lo alto de las montañas de Nueva Zelanda, el cazador Gibbie Gibson descubre un avión extraviado de la II Guerra Mundial. Cuando está a su alrededor, una banda de delincuentes le sigue y pone en peligro a él ya su hija, porque saben que hay 50 millones de dólares en el avión. El piloto del helicóptero, Barney, ayuda a Gibbie en su lucha contra de ellos, arriesgando su vida por ello.
Jovenes muertos
Producer
En una pequeña localidad Americana han tenido lugar una serie de brutales asesinatos atribuidos a diferentes adolescentes. Al parecer, un psicólogo les está lavando el cerebro para convertir a los jóvenes en criminales. Pero no es tan sencillo de demostrar y las muertes se siguen sucediendo...
Middle Age Spread
Producer
Colin is the deputy principal of a city high school (Avondale College, Auckland) who reluctantly applies for the principal's job on the latter's retirement. Colin's wife, Elizabeth - who is losing interest in him -gives a dinner party. Among the guests is Judy, temporarily reconciled with her husband for the sake of the children. Colin - who has taken upon jogging to combat a spreading waistline - and Judy, gradually enter into an affair.