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.
Part of the Speed Collection, August 2009
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, ...
Available on DVD from ScreenLine.
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