Kelly Johnson is best remembered for his lead role in the iconic Kiwi film Goodbye Pork Pie. He followed that success with roles in the films Carry Me Back, Bad Blood, Battletruck and Utu.

Kelly Johnson is best remembered for his lead role in the iconic Kiwi film Goodbye Pork Pie. He followed that success with roles in the films Carry Me Back, Bad Blood, Battletruck and Utu. In more recent times, Johnson has worked as a lawyer, but he still does occasional guest acting roles, including in Shortland Street and Maddigan’s Quest.

In this ScreenTalk, Johnson talks about:

• Understanding the process of filmmaking on the set of Goodbye Pork Pie
• Feeling excited to be acting in the country’s first road movie
• What the film means to him now
• Having problems with an old car in the television film Hang on a Minute Mate
• Underplaying the comedy on Carry Me Back
• Hanging out with the American crew on Battletruck
• The moody nature of the area when filming Bad Blood
• Trying to work out the acting style required for the movie Utu
• Feeling proud and privileged to have been a part of New Zealand’s early film industry

This video is available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a Creative Commons licence.

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