This eccentric rural New Zealand tale follows two con men as they attempt to trick a small town into their illegal gambling scheme.This eccentric rural New Zealand tale follows two con men as they attempt to trick a small town into their illegal gambling scheme.This eccentric rural New Zealand tale follows two con men as they attempt to trick a small town into their illegal gambling scheme.
- Awards
- 7 wins
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Did you know
- TriviaThe nick-name of ''The Tainuia Kid'' (Billy T. James) was ''The Kid'' which was also the name the character was billed under during the film's closing credits roll. In the picture's press kit, the character is referred to as ''Tainuia Kid''.
- GoofsThe brand of green plastic roofing visible above the saxophonist's balcony was not in use in the 1940s.
- Quotes
Wes Pennington: [singing while urinating into a river] Pour the devil's poison into God's cleansing river/It's of no further use to man when it's filtered through the liver!
Featured review
Fun, frenetic Kiwi comedy
Fun, frenetic Kiwi comedy of two small-time con artists working their way through small-town 1940s New Zealand, on their way falling foul of a nasty piece of work whose schemes involve illegal gambling, moonshine, and an insurance scam which has caused the death of an elderly local. The con-men fall in with a local eccentric - a dream role for New Zealand much-loved comedian Billy T. James - "The Tainuia Kid", the greatest Maori Mexican bandito ever to have patrolled the Rio Grande... The film is full of believable small-town characters and provides cameo roles for many of New Zealand's top comic actors and - while not reaching the production standards of many of the country's more recent Big Movies - the New Zealand film industry can justifiably be proud of this gem. Occasionally dark, often hilarious, and constantly entertaining - make sure it does not slip below your radar.
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- Apr 13, 2015
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- Also known as
- Hot Friday
- Filming locations
- Waverley Racecourse, Taranaki, New Zealand(setting: New Plymouth Racecourse)
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $882
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