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Pheno was Here

Short Film (Full Length) – 1982

In this 1982 short film, Harry (Goodbye Pork Pie's Kelly Johnson) and Pheno (Donogh Rees) are bored Wellington rebels on a crime spree: tagging, stealing art and hijacking a bus to the badlands of nearby Makara Beach. It was the era of Muldoon, Springbok Tour protests, spacies and dole queues. The film captures the disillusionment of its youth, especially in the outcome of the duo's pursuit by a tyro cop (Duncan Smith). Johnson was fresh from Pork Pie, and Donogh Rees a young actor on the rise. Director Richard Riddiford went on to helm features Arriving Tuesday and Zilch.

Do you take the pill ... sheesh I mean do you take milk in your ...
– Harry (Kelly Johnson) chats up Pheno (Donogh Rees)

Produced by

Fek Films

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Logo for Messenger Films

Messenger Films

Acknowledgements

Made with the assistance of the QEII Arts Council of NZ and The NZ Film Commission.

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