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Geoff Murphy's second feature was a low-budget smash, definitively proving that New Zealanders could make blockbusters too. Young rascal Gerry steals a yellow Mini from a Kaitaia rental company. Heading south, he meets John, who wants his wife back; and a hitchhiker named Shirl. 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" are hailed as folk heroes, onscreen and off.
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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A classic Kiwi blockbuster!
A true kiwi classic many memories.
anyone know where I can get a copy of the soundtrack
Anon - fair call on the ad, we'll bear that in mind! We usually only do ads for things we have in full length, that one must have slipped through :)
That said, there's also a good excerpt from the film and a whole lot of 'making-of' and 'behind-the-scenes' clips to view. Use the clip selector on the right of the player to see more.
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Peter S,
Posted at 08.57AM - 26.02.2013
Absoluty cracker movie.