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Goodbye Pork Pie

Film, 1981

 Goodbye Pork Pie

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 Synopsis

An early Kiwi blockbuster, from director Geoff Murphy. Young rascal Gerry steals a yellow Mini from a Kaitaia rental company. Heading south, he meets John, distraught since his wife left him. Soon they are driving to Invercargill to find her, with the cops in hot pursuit. Eluding the police with hair-raising driving, verve and trickery, it's not long before the "Blondini gang" become hailed as folk heroes, on-screen and off.

 Credits

 Geoff Murphy
 Nigel Hutchinson
 
 

 Produced by

  • Pork Pie Productions
  • AMA Productions

 Collections

Part of the Speed Collection, August 2009

 

 Background

A perspective by Richard King | 22.08.2008

Goodbye Pork Pie was the first New Zealand film to go Cannes, where it screened in the market in 1980. With its iconic yellow mini, good-natured DIY daring and laconic humour this most Kiwi of road movies quickly sold to 20 territories, ...

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 Where to buy

Available on DVD from ScreenLine.

 
 

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