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Came a Hot Friday

Name: Came a Hot Friday
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1985-10-04
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.8

★ 6,8 /10 (5 Votes)

1985 EN 101 min

Overview

Set in post-war (1949) rural New Zealand, this film traces the efforts of two con men to run a betting scam in a small town (Tainuea) already rife with illegal gambling corruption, and eccentricity.

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Release date

04/10/1985

Votes

Popularity

1.3

Genres

Drama Comedy

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

101 min

Website

www.nzonscreen.com

Peter Bland

Wes Pennington

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Phillip Gordon

Cyril Kidman

Michael Lawrence

Don Jackson

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Billy T. James

The Tainuia Kid

Marshall Napier

Sel Bishop

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Don Selwyn

Norm Cray

Marise Wipani

Esmerelda

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Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/U7w_jcSD3iE The early 80s was a time where the New Zealand film industry began to really bud and grow. One of the classics to come out of that time was _Came a Hot Friday_. Much like _Goodbye Pork Pie_ that came before it, this is a screwball comedy full of larger than life characters and general silliness. So what exactly is the story here? _Set in post-war rural New Zealand, this film traces the efforts of two con men as they run a betting scam in a small town already rife with illegal gambling, corruption, and eccentricit…

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