The Valley (1976)

Directed by

Peter Jackson

Genre

fantasy film

Country

New Zealand

Runtime

20 min

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Teenage friends in New Zealand make a fantasy adventure film in a valley. They use simple special effects like stop motion monsters and homemade costumes. The movie is a fun backyard project inspired by classic creature features.

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What happens

The Valley is a 1976 New Zealand adventure fantasy short amateur film made by a then fifteen-year-old Peter Jackson with his friends. Combining live action and stop motion animation, it was strongly influenced by the films of Ray Harryhausen. It was filmed silent on a Super 8 camera and was shown on the children's television show Spot On. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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