Came A Hot Friday

Came a Hot Friday is based on the novel of the same name by Ronald Hugh Morrieson, described by Maurice Shadbolt as "by far the funniest book ever written by a New Zealander." Producer Larry Parr had been a fan of...
New Zealand Production
Feature 1984 Comedy 105.00 minutes
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Luck runs out for two bumbling con men when they arrive in a sleepy New Zealand country town in 1949. Their horse-racing scam is uncovered. But at the same time there's arson at the local billiard saloon. And the Tainuia Kid is watching it all. Came a Hot Friday is a rollicking comic adventure set in 1949 against a background of horseracing, gambling, fast cars and loose women.

Directors

Ian Mune

Producers

Larry Parr

Screenplay Writers

Ian Mune
Dean Parker

Cast

Peter Bland
Wes Pennington
Philip Gordon
Cyril Kidman
Billy T James
Tainuia Kid
Michael Lawrence
Don Jackson
Marshall Napier
Sel Bishop

Crew

Ken Zemke | Editor
Alun Bollinger | Director of Photography

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