Pallet on the Floor

Putting that film together was like an introduction to the who’s who of New Zealand cinema for me. Bruno Lawrence was amazing and contributed to so many aspects of the whole film. Jo Tomlins came in and sung a number of times, and was brilliant.

– Jonathan Crayford, who composed Pallet on the Floor's soundtrack alongside Bruno Lawrence and Barry Johnstone

Ronald Hugh Morrieson holds a unique place in New Zealand literature. No other writer has so vividly depicted New Zealand provincial life or captured its colloquial language.

– Julia Millen, in a Dictionary of NZ Biography profile of Ronald Hugh Morrieson

O'Keefe and I left the festivities rather late last night, so we decided to arrive here a trifle early.

– Basil Beaumont-Foster (Bruce Spence) emerges from the wedding car, slightly the worse for wear