[1][2] Hutchinson also made a small cameo in the classic New Zealand film as a dairy farmer.
[1] Hutchinson, the son of a Royal Air Force pilot, was born in England on 13 July 1941.
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.
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.
[4] Cowley later focused on their Film Facilities rental division, while Nigel Hutchinson directed and produced television commercials.