Assignment Movie Madness / Diary of Death
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1Movie Madness Should violent films such as "Natural Born Killers" be banned for their harmful effects? Campaign against the film in the US - has it caused actual murders? - and in NZ by Tasman MP Nick Smith. (censorship).
Speakers
- Patsy Byres (attack victim) Oliver Stone (director "Natural Born Killers") Robert Downey Jr. (actor) Tommy Lee Jones (actor) Woody Harrleson (Actor) Joe Simpson (lawyer) Duncan Kemp (district attorney) Dori Colona (reporter) Leonard Matlin (film critic, interview) Kenneth Turar (L.A Times film critic) Ed Donnerstein (film violence researcher) Nick Smith MP (Tasman, National) Rob Hellriegel (Sky Television) Kathryn Paterson (chief censor) Teresa Underhill (mother) Jane Wrightson (former chief censor)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Diary of Death Critically ill Australian, Max Bell seeks to be the first recipient of euthanasia in the Northern Territory, yet is perverted by a legal challenge. Current affairs programme 'video diary'.
Primary Title
- Assignment
Secondary Title
- Movie Madness / Diary of Death
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 15 August 1996
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Live Broadcast
- No
Genres
- Current affairs
Speakers
- Patsy Byres (attack victim) Oliver Stone (director "Natural Born Killers") Robert Downey Jr. (actor) Tommy Lee Jones (actor) Woody Harrleson (Actor) Joe Simpson (lawyer) Duncan Kemp (district attorney) Dori Colona (reporter) Leonard Matlin (film critic, interview) Kenneth Turar (L.A Times film critic) Ed Donnerstein (film violence researcher) Nick Smith MP (Tasman, National) Rob Hellriegel (Sky Television) Kathryn Paterson (chief censor) Teresa Underhill (mother) Jane Wrightson (former chief censor)