American Pie (film series)
The film series began with "American Pie", released on July 9, 1999. This was followed by three sequels: "American Pie 2", released on August 10, 2001, "American Wedding", released on August 1, 2003, and "American Reunion", released on April 6, 2012.
Nigel Hutchinson
Hutchinson originally met Geoff Murphy, who had already penned an early, handwritten screenplay for the film that would become "Goodbye Pork Pie" through his new production companies. Hutchinson and Cowley soon joined the production as co-producers. Together, Hucthinson, Murphy and Cowlet kept the production on a shoe-string budget of just NZ $450,000. Released in 1981, "Goodbye Pork Pie" became the first New Zealand-made film to recoup its original budget solely from domestic NZ box office sales. It also became the first New Zealand film to screen at the Cannes Film Festival.