Great movie, where's the DVD?
rating: 5
Here's a great little New Zealand movie from the late '70s (one of those 'they don't make movies like this anymore' films). Directed by my best friend's uncle (that's not the reason I like it - I liked it before I even met him). It's still one of my favourite movies (and one of Geoff Murphy's best - Geoff is the guy who went on to direct the classic Utu, as well as more mainstream action films such as Young Guns 2, and Under Siege 2).Goodbye Pork Pie is a comedy caper movie where a hitchhiker finds that the car he's riding in is stolen. Wacky hijinks ensue as the protagonists go on a somewhat accidental crime spree as they take their stolen Mini from Auckland to Invercargill. All the characters are likeable, although kinda flaky, and we get to see late 1970s New Zealand by car and by train. The movie is full of great one liners like "There's only one sure thing in this life, Blondini, and that's doubt... I think." Goodbye Pork Pie has been unavailable in the US for a while, and chances are it will be unavailable for a while after this release has sold out, so my advice is to get it while it's still here. Hopefully one day someone will recognise its worth and release it on DVD.
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