Mune, Ian 1941-

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MUNE, Ian 1941-

PERSONAL: Born 1941, in Auckland, New Zealand.

CAREER: Actor, director, producer, art director, and writer. Actor in films, including (as Bullen) Sleeping Dogs, Satori, 1977; (as U-boat commodore) Nutcase, 1980; (as Barry Gordon) Shaker Run, 1985; (as Hanna) Dangerous Orphans, 1985; (as Mangin) Backstage, 1988; The Piano, Miramax, 1993; (as judge) Once Were Warriors, Fine Line, 1994; Topless Women Talk about Their Lives, 1997; (as Gary) Savage Honeymoon, 2000; (interviewee), Numero Bruno, 2000; and (as Bounder) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, New Line Cinema, 2001. Also appeared in short film COW. Director of films, including Came a Hot Friday, Orion Classics, 1985; Bridge to Nowhere, 1986; The Grasscutter, 1990; (and producer) The End of the Golden Weather, 1991; The Whole of the Moon, 1996; What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, 1999; and The Sweet Singers (short film), 2000; also directed health-education short films. Additional second unit director of film Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, New Line Cinema, 2001. Art director of film Sleeping Dogs, 1977; script advisor for film Once Were Warriors, Fine Line, 1994. Actor in television series, including (as Wilbur Skeggins) Shortland Street, TVNZ, 1992; (as Michael Weston) Marlin Bay, Television New Zealand (TVNZ), 1992; and (as Colin) Letter to Blanchy, 1994. Actor in television movies, including (as Henry Bolte) The Last of the Ryans, 9 Network, 1997; and (as Buster Keaton) Lucy, 2003. Guest star in television series, including (as Gardiner Adams) "Thou Shalt Not Want," Homicide, 7 Network, 1975; (as Garrett/Pikes) "Usher II," The Ray Bradbury Theatre (also known as The Bradbury Trilogy and Mystery Theatre), USA Network, 1990; (as Menus Maxius) "Gladiator," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, syndicated, 1995; (as King Sidon) "The Apple," Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, 1996; and (as detective) "The Heirloom," Mataku, 2002; also appeared as Wilbur Skeggins in an episode of Shortland Street, TVNZ. Director of episodes of television series, including The Ray Bradbury Theatre, USA Network, 1992; and Letter to Blanchy. Has worked as a mask-maker for the Welsh Theatre Company.

WRITINGS:

SCREENPLAYS

(With Arthur Baysting) Sleeping Dogs (based on the novel Smith's Dream by Christian K. Stead), Satori, 1977.

(With Keith Aberdein) Nutcase, 1980.

(With Geoff Murphy) Goodbye Pork Pie, 1981.

The Silent One, New Zealand Film Commission, 1984.

(With Dean Parker) Came on a Hot Friday (based on a novel by Ronald Hugh Morrieson), Orion Classics, 1985.

(With Bill Baer) Bridge to Nowhere, 1986.

(With Bruce Mason) The End of the Golden Weather, 1991.

(With Richard Lymposs) The Whole of the Moon, 1996.

Also author of episodes of television series Buck House, 1974-75, and children's television series The Mad Dog Gang Meets Rotten Fred and Ratsguts.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, June 1, 1993, Nancy McCray, review of The Lonely One, p. 1872.

Los Angeles Times, April 27, 1983, Kevin Thomas, review of Sleeping Dogs, p. 4.

Nation, March 6, 1982, Robert Hatch, review of Sleeping Dogs, p. 283.

New Statesman, December 13, 1985, John Coleman, review of Came on a Hot Friday, p. 30. New York Times, October 4, 1985, Richard F. Shepard, review of Came on a Hot Friday, pp. 16, C15.

Sight and Sound, February, 1993, Philip Kemp, review of The End of the Golden Weather, p. 45.

Time International, August 16, 1999, Michael Fitzgerald, "Another Bash: Maori Warriors Return for Perfunctory Punches," p. 63.

Variety, February 20, 1985, review of Came on a Hot Friday, p. 23.