The whale was called the Bull Whale and the whale rider's name was Paieka.
I was crew for the movie, and we built a solid 150 whales to be beached.
This film, Whale Rider, was directed by Niki Caro. The film was released in July 2003.
Whale Rider
Whale Rider was filmed in Taupo, Waikao, New Zealand and Whangara, Gisborn, New Zealand.
She is probably best known for her book The Whale Rider, as it was adapted into a movie.
It doesnt actually say in the book or movie but her real name is pori
The book is written by Witi Ihimaera and the movie's screenplay was written by Niki Caro. Hope that helps you :)
Whale Rider
Keisha Hughes rocketed to fame when she played the starring role of "Pai" in the movie Whale Rider. While Rider focused on the difficulty of natives living in the modern world, it is a great movie!
Yes, for a brief period of time Pinocchio lived inside of the whale Monstro. He was swallowed when he tried to save his father Gepetto who was trapped in the whale.
In the US: $20.7 million, in the rest of the world: $20.6 million, for a total of, you guessed it $41.3 million.
The 3rd ghost rider movie will be about the person who will act as Nicholas Cage