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.
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- 7 wins
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- 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.
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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!
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Not awful, but not all that funny
The New Zealand film industry has made some really interesting and entertaining movies over the decades, but this movie is the first real misstep I've experienced from that country. Let me make it clear that it's not awful or merely bad. The production values are first rate; it's amazing how they stretched out a certainly low budget. The performances are good, with the entire cast (especially Billy James) giving very enthusiastic performances. The entire enterprise moves at a very brisk pace, with no slow spots. So what's the problem? Well, I simply didn't laugh that much. To be more exact, I didn't laugh at all, though I did smile a few times. The movie's heart is in the right pace, but its soul isn't really all that humorous. It could just be me, judging from some of the other user comments here, but I wasn't all that tickled. Certainly this is far from the worst comedy movies I have seen in my life, but all the same I was kind of disappointed.
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- Hot Friday
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- Waverley Racecourse, Taranaki, New Zealand(setting: New Plymouth Racecourse)
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- Gross worldwide
- $882
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