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.
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Cast
23 people
Tony Barry
John
Known for
Faraway Downs
Harrow
Kelly Johnson
Gerry Austin
Also in
Utu
Battletruck
Ian Mune
Known for
The Piano
Sleeping Dogs
Geoff Murphy
Also in
Mauri
Never Say Die
Nigel Hutchinson
Claire Oberman
Shirl
Also in
Tenko
Patriot Games
Shirley Gruar
Sue
Also in
Bridge to Nowhere
Pallet on the Floor
Bruno Lawrence
Mulvaney
Known for
The Quiet Earth
John Bach
Snout
Known for
Spartacus
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Marshall Napier
Police Driver
Known for
The Beast
McLeod's Daughters
Bill Juliff
Car Yard Man
Also in
Sleeping Dogs
Utu
Alan Jervis Wilks
Police Sergeant
Also in
Bad Blood
The John Sullivan Story
Geoff Murphy Director · Ian Mune Author John Charles Composer
Worldwide gross $1.4M · Budget $300K · United States release February 5, 1981
Box office
Budget
$300,000
Worldwide gross
$1,400,000
Gross vs. budget
4.7×
Production
Pork Pie Productions
Production
A.M.A. Film
Production
New Zealand Film Commission
Production
New Zealand United
Production
New Zealand Railways
Production
New Zealand Motor Corporation
Production
New Zealand
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 1, 1980
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · February 5, 1981
Theatrical
Australia
April 1, 1982
Canada
September 13, 1982 · Toronto Film Festival
Denmark
October 7, 1983
Finland
March 6, 1981
Germany
September 3, 1982 · TV · TV Premiere
New Zealand
February 6, 1981 · Theatrical
Poland
July 22, 2008 · ERA New Horizons Film Festival
Portugal
February 13, 1982
Spain
February 12, 1982 · Madrid
Sweden
March 26, 1982
United Kingdom
November 16, 1980 · London Film Festival
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