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5.4/10   305 votes
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Writer:
Gillian Ashurst (writer)
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Release Date:
October 2001 (Australia) more
Tagline:
When an American snake slides into town, this stretch of road is in for the ride of it's life ... more
Plot:
A hitchhiker takes two kids on the ride of their dreams, but they soon learn that their newfound hero is just as capable of delivering nightmares. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 6 nominations more
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NZ Road Film come of age. more (10 total)

Cast

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Melanie Lynskey ... Alice

Boyd Kestner ... Seth

Dean O'Gorman ... Johnny
Oliver Driver ... Speed
Paul Glover ... Terry
Charlie Bleakley ... Owen
Gordon Hatfield ... Tama
Taika Cohen ... Nelson
Jodie Rimmer ... Daisy
Adrian Kwan ... Subaru

Jacob Tomuri ... Robbie
Frances Bol ... Swedish Hitch Hiker
Katerina Daniels ... Tama's Mum
Violet Faigan ... Waitress / Space Dust
Nathan Ponio ... Pool Player
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94 min
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1 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
NZ Road Film come of age., 1 August 2001
10/10
Author: snotter-1 from Christchurch, New Zealand

Kiwis have this really odd approach to our films. We automatically assume that if a film has come from the States, and if it's showing in Hoyts, then it's better than anything ever made in New Zealand, let alone the smelly ol' Mainland.

As Snakeskin aptly shows, this is damn wrong, and it's fitting that it uses the Kiwi appropriation (obsession) with the American Dream as its central theme. In fact, the characters know more about Elvis and Marrilyn ("The patron saints of America guiding us on our journey") than about the small plastic Tiki they have in their car.

It's a very clever, very well directed, *excellent* film. With a kicking soundtrack. This is very important.

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