Boy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Boy or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Boy

[marc]

Director Taika Waititi plays the father, Alamein, and talks about himself being the Incredible Hulk. In 2017 Waititi directed Thor: Ragnarok, which costars The Hulk.

[sara]

As of May 2018 it is the highest grossing New Zealand film in New Zealand.

[wesley]

Due to the films success in New Zealand, the song "Poi E", originally released in 1984, re-entered the New Zealand charts and reached number 3 on May 24 2010. It is the only New Zealand song to chart over three decades.

[jim]

Director Taika Waititi was less than a week away from filming when he realised the boy he had as lead wasn't working out. Three days before filming began, James Rolleston, who was hanging around on set as an extra, was given the lead by Taika Waititi.

[wallace]

During the imagined 'prison escape' of Boy's father, Alamein, Alamein is seen throwing a spoon into a prison officer's eye. The prison officer is played by Stu Rutherford, who takes a bigger role in writer-director Taika Waititi's next film, "What We Do In The Shadows", playing the friend of vampire Nick, who the other vampires take a shine to and soon consider a close friend.

[miriam]

The film takes place in 1984.

[willard]

Boy was born in 1973.