Rest for the Wicked

Rest for the Wicked showcases an all-star A-team of older Kiwi actors — among them John Bach, Bruce Allpress, and Gloss boss Ilona Rodgers. Gravel-voiced Tony Barry (the man who uttered the immortal line "goodbye pork pie") stars as Murray, a retired detective going undercover in an upmarket rest home. Frank hopes to catch his longtime nemesis (Bach). Instead he finds himself in the company of the randy, and the unexpectedly dead. The "sweet, rather knowing little movie" (Linda Burgess in The Dominion Post) marked the feature debut of advertising veteran Simon Pattison.

Rest for the wicked depends on the rapport between Murray (Tony Barry) and Frank (John Bach) and the choice of actors certainly pays off ... It's fantastic to see a movie about people in this age-group, who are usually disdained by television and movie makers, by advertisers, and yet who make up a significant proportion of movie-goers ... a sweet, rather knowing little movie.

– Dominion Post reviewer Linda Burgess, 26 November 2011

Key Cast & Crew

Tony Barry

As: Murray

Irene Wood

As: Dorothy

Ilona Rodgers

As: Esther

John Bach

As: Frank

Ian Mune

As: Graham

Simon Pattison

Director, Original Idea