May 23, 2009
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The Six Dollar Fifty Man (2009)

Name: The Six Dollar Fifty Man
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-05-23

15m

Running Time

May 23, 2009
Release Date

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Plot.

It's hard to look after yourself in the playground when you're different. Set in 1970s New Zealand, The Six Dollar Fifty Man follows Andy, a gutsy eight year-old boy who lives in a make-believe superhero world where his imagination allows him to perform extraordinary physical feats, to deal with playground bullies. But when Andy gets in trouble with the headmaster, he realises that to save himself & his only friend Mary, he must face up to the real world.

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Cast & Crew.

Oscar Vandy-Connor

Andy

Celina Russo-Bewick

Mary

Nick Blake

Mr. Hannah

Carmel McGlone

Mrs.Rainer

Thomas Kimber

Max

Sam Ahie

Jason

Mark Albiston

Director / Writer

Lee Smith-Gibbons

Teacher

Louis Sutherland

Director / Writer

Mark Albiston

Director

Simon Baumfield

Cinematographer

Details.

Release Date
May 23, 2009

Status
Released

Running Time
15m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-15

Wiki.

The Six Dollar Fifty Man is a short film (15 minutes) directed by Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland and written by Sutherland.

The film premiered in the Short Film competition of Festival de Cannes in 2009 where it received Special Distinction. The Six Dollar Fifty Man tells the story of Andy, a gutsy 8-year-old boy who is forced to break out of his make-believe superhero world to deal with playground bullies. The title is a play on The Six Million Dollar Man.