Kingpin

Reading what I wrote in 2013, I can say I must have made a mistake. Boys will be boys. In those days, I saw a lot of hate from 1960 to 1968 when I left boys' homes and went to borstal, then jail.

Mitchell Manuel is on Facebook, seems to be an artist these days.

Hi Jason,
NZ On Screen's terms of licensing changed for KINGPIN and it's only possible to show an excerpt.

Also, the film has been digitally remastered through the NZ Film Commission. You can purchase a copy or rent the remastered version of the film at NZ Film On Demand here:

https://ondemand.nzfilm.co.nz/#!/browse/film/840/kingpin

Thanks,
Kim
NZ On Screen - Rights Executive

Why was the full length movie removed and now just the excerpt in it's place?

this movie is a classic. it's a goddamn shame it's not out on dvd. i would love to own this, mark 2, kingi's story, dead lands, broken english, insatiable moon,whole of the moon and other movies.

i wrote a story about my time in a boys home,they werent kingpins then they were scrappers, or we were alljust mates against the welfare, lol, rockon,

yeh bro, thats my brother wayne ewart on here, well he is older than me, buit we have been thru the same places, and yeh well i still havent leant much, he told me stoys about boyshomes, and i told him storys, seems we were the same in alot of ways, tho he was a good fighter and stood up for others, where as i didnt really give a fuck, if i got bashed, i went back with something and finished it, kingpin or no pussyboy, thanks for listening, sfh?

fuar hekaa cool movie!!this movie beats some of the movies now i reckon, classics are unbeatable thats for sure :)
Thankss NZ on Screen for letting us peeps from Australia watch this!aha

my name is wayne and i was in the centre from 1961-1963,i could write a book about life in that place where we did have kingpins and we learnt our place.one story was we had this kingpin called herbie and two of us myself and a little guy called zebby thought that this guy was a bully so we got him in a room and beat the crap out of him.in 1962 we had this a maori pakeha stand off where we all split into two groups maoris on one side and pakehas on the other,went on for weeks.i was one of the first in the forestry and we did have fun up there.i also escaped once.i got into trouble after that and went to borstol where i met over half of the levin boys again,like coming home to my brothers and that is how and where the mongrel mob began when we all met again outside.some kingpins were good people others were bullies cheers wayne

Another classic,
I found this on video in the early 90's.
Next stop mark 2

Where are these actors now?..

Is there anyway of gettint copies of these movies Mark II, Kingpin, Kingis Story and Broken English. Happy to pay!

Unfortunately, this film is not available on DVD :-(

Where can you buy this movie from any websites or ideas please?

One of my all time kiwi classic films... F*cking brilliant!

I to was a state-ward, Kohitere was home 1979 anyone still out there Mr Gary Weihepiana, Mrs Martin, Mrs Gall the meanest cooks, it was a memorable moment seeing this epic brilliant, anyone from this era out there Im Kiwi house all the way.

This Movie Brings Back Memories. I Remember Seeing This Film Back In The Days From When I Was Going To School. Still A Good Film

wow ive just had the best old skol movie day started wif mark 2 then kingi nw kingpin alot has changed in film making but i dnt think clasic like these wud eva die out been serching 4 these movies 4 years so glad i found this site awesum dae goin dwn memory lane

can someone put this movie on dvd please?

Classic.. old bloomer sniffer

Awesome! this movie was filmed in my hometown Levin, used to watch this over and over back in the days, we still quote some of the lines from this movie today! R.I.P Mike Walker

mean maori mean

I remember this movie always use to watch this movie when i was younger . havnt seen it since then how would i get this movie . for years been searching for this movie in Video stores and Shops never found it . ANd MarkII

1985 far out thats a long time ago just saw it for the first time wonder if the actors are still alive-awesome movie awesome crew-much arohau-kaimanuia-gee akavi

hard use to watch this with my bro's and sisters before we use to go to school was and still the meanest i reckon taika waitit should remake these old schools with apperances from the trio's much love aotearoa.

good nz film have not seen it for years anyone no if you can buy it from

thank you for uploadin for us all I actual bought a copy of the vhs from the video store lol hardcore fan,,,this is what I consider the best NZ movie of all time...def shows a good depiction of nz at this time....somebody should seriously consider makin a modern version of this film maybe with more of now days lingo more pi and maorisms so future generations can have a snap shot of what now days young people are like and see how things are basically the same we still strugglin to keep up with this system

thank you thank you thankyou.searching for years for this.Crack Up

Fan-tastic. Haven't seen this in YEARS, but it hasn't lost its impact. I wish there were more. Thanks so much for posting this wonderful work.

best movie of forever!!

Love it!!