Came a Hot Friday
6.4
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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Cast
7 people
Peter Bland
Wes Pennington
Also in
Lazarus and Dingwall
Shillingbury Tales
Phillip Gordon
Cyril Kidman
Also in
Brotherhood of the Rose
Echo Point
Michael Lawrence
Don Jackson
Also in
King Kong
The Price of Milk
Billy T. James
The Tainuia Kid
Also in
Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
Billy T James: The Legend, The Man, The Cuz
Marshall Napier
Sel Bishop
Known for
The Beast
McLeod's Daughters
Don Selwyn
Norm Cray
Known for
Sleeping Dogs
Marise Wipani
Esmerelda
Also in
Rude Awakenings
Xena: Warrior Princess
Ian Mune Director · Dean Parker Writer Alun Bollinger Cinematographer
United States release October 6, 1985 · Produced in New Zealand · Production Shaker Run Productions, CBS Films
Production
New Zealand National Film Unit
Production
Shaker Run Productions
Production
CBS Films
Studio
New Zealand
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
New Zealand · October 4, 1985
Theatrical
United States · October 6, 1985
Theatrical
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