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6.6/10   443 votes
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Director:
Geoff Murphy
Writers:
Ian Mune (written by)
Geoff Murphy (written by)
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Release Date:
January 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Local goon, Gerry, hires a yellow mini in Kaitaia using a stolen license. John's wife has just left him and moved to Invercargill... more | add synopsis
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Dated but excellent anarchistic New Zealand road movie more (15 total)

Cast

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Tony Barry ... John
Kelly Johnson ... Gerry Austin
Claire Oberman ... Shirl
Shirley Gruar ... Sue
Bruno Lawrence ... Mulvaney
Stephen Tozer ... Traffic Cop
John Bach ... Snout
Frances Edmond ... Annette
Don Selwyn ... Kaitaia Policeman
Clyde Scott ... Traffic Cop
Ian Watkin ... Father in Car
Marshall Napier ... Police Driver
Jackie Lowitt ... Leslie Morris
Shirley Dunn ... Rental Girl
Paki Cherrington ... Taxi Driver
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
105 min | USA:90 min
Country:
New Zealand
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
New Zealand:PG | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | New Zealand:R13 (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Auckland, New Zealand more
Company:
New Zealand Film Commission more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Most of the audio for the chase scenes had to be re-recorded in post-production. This was due to the noise made by the numerous gravel roads. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The two rail locomotive featured in the film, number 1664 and number 1582, were not operation in spring 1978. Locomotive 1664 only arrived from the manufacturer in 1979, and 1582 was known as 1536 before September 1979. more
Quotes:
Mulvaney: There's only one sure thing in this life, and that's doubt. I think. more
Movie Connections:
Features "Close to Home" (1975) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Dated but excellent anarchistic New Zealand road movie, 4 November 1999
Author: Simon Holmes from Wellington, New Zealand

Goodbye Pork Pie is one of my favourite movies, mainly because it covers everything about road trips, hitch-hiking and hassles with the law in New Zealand. Kiwi's get a real kick from GBPP because it's a hoot to see the old police cars, the chases in Wellington CBD, the dope smoking, the small "in" jokes about how New Zealanders see each other. You might have trouble finding in in NTSC f

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