Film · 1985

Came a Hot Friday

Name: Came a Hot Friday
Director: Ian Mune
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1985-10-04
Rating: 6.8

101 min · Directed by Ian Mune · PG

Drama Comedy

6.85
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Set in post-war (1949) rural New Zealand, this film traces the efforts of two con men to run a betting scam in a small town (Tainuea) already rife with illegal gambling corruption, and eccentricity.

Cast

Peter Bland

Wes Pennington

P

Phillip Gordon

Cyril Kidman

Michael Lawrence

Don Jackson

B

Billy T. James

The Tainuia Kid

Marshall Napier

Sel Bishop

D

Don Selwyn

Norm Cray

Marise Wipani

Esmerelda

Crew

Director: Ian Mune
Producer: Larry Parr
Writer: Dean Parker, Ian Mune
Editor: Ken Zemke
Cinematography: Alun Bollinger

Details

Studios: New Zealand National Film Unit, Shaker Run Productions
Countries: New Zealand
Languages: English
Certification: PG
Release: October 4, 1985

Themes

new zealand

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