The Leading Edge (1987)
A bored Colorado ski patrolman comes to New Zealand for the winter season. In between skiing on various North and South Island fields and preparing for the "Ironman' endurance contest, he has a good time with the people he meets. Billy T. James features briefly as an entertainer cum 'fright-a-minute'- aviator. This is a hybrid genre, a semi-dramatized documentary with champion skiers playing themselves.
Director:
Michael Firth
Writer:
Grant Morris
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Mathurin Molgat as Matt |
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Bruce Grant as Bruce |
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Evan Bloomfield as Evan |
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Mark Whetu as Mark |
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Billy T. James as himself |
| Directing | Michael Firth | Director |
| Production | Barrie Everard | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Grant Morris | Screenplay |
| Camera | Stuart Dryburgh | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Patrick Monaghan | Editor |
| Art | Greg Taylor | Art Direction |
| Sound | Mike Farrell | Original Music Composer |