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Haurongo: Ball, Murray Hone

Footrot Flats: the dog’s tail tale

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Murray Ball directed the animated film Footrot Flats: the dog’s tail tale (1986), which he co-wrote with fellow cartoonist Tom Scott. Comedians John Clarke and Peter Rowley provided the voices of Wal’ and the Dog, and a team of Australian animators worked for 15 months to create the visuals. This poster depicts various scenes from the film.

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South Pacific Pictures

Reference: Footrot Flats: a dog's tale. Writer and director, Murray Ball; Producers, Pat Cox and John Barnett. Magpie Productions, 1986.

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Tim Shoebridge. 'Ball, Murray Hone', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2022. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/47670/footrot-flats-the-dogs-tale (accessed 4 June 2026).