Goodbye Pork Pie

Feb 5, 1981

1h 45m

★ 6.6

Overview

Gerry hires a car in Kaitaia with a stolen licence and travels to Invercargill with John, whose wife has just left him. The ultimate New Zealand road trip adventure.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Production Companies

Pork Pie Productions

A.M.A. Film

New Zealand Film Commission

New Zealand United

New Zealand Railways

New Zealand Motor Corporation

Goodbye Pork Pie Trailers

Cast

John

Tony Barry

Gerry Austin

Kelly Johnson

Shirl

Claire Oberman

Sue

Shirley Gruar

Mulvaney

Bruno Lawrence

Snout

John Bach

Police Driver

Marshall Napier

Car Yard Man

Bill Juliff

Police Sergeant

Alan Jervis Wilks

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