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Good Times Two
Short Film (Full Length) – 1968
This 1968 tourism promo follows two Aussie sheilas, Helen and Beverly, on a champagne-fuelled trip across the ditch. The tour kicks off with an obligatory sheep's 'baa', but offers some surprises alongside the scenic wonderland way, such as a detour to a Kaingaroa Forest mill and an Otago gold rush history lesson. Surprisingly trippy, Blow Up-inspired opening credits, some bold cutting and a jazzy score enliven the jaunt; a highlight is the lasses and hip local lads Monkee-ing around a Māori village and geothermal power station ... it's not PC, but it's definitely pop-tastic!
Hmmm, time for elevenses ... it took a real effort to jump off the merry go round of fun that boils around Rotorua.– From the narration
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- 1960s
- 60s
- ad
- advert
- advertisement
- advertising
- aoraki
- autumn
- avon
- avon river
- braided river
- central otago
- champagne
- christchurch
- fiord
- fishing
- geothermal
- geothermal energy
- gold rush
- horses
- jazz
- jetboat
- jetboating
- marketing
- mount cook
- mt cook
- pop art
- power station
- promo
- promotional
- rotorua
- sixties
- tea
- thoroughbred
- tourism
- travel
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