Pallet on the Floor
5.2
“One of Those Blighters.”
A murderous black comedy set in the 1960s. Sam (McCauley) and his small band of hard-drinking and eccentric friends are having a night of it when a drunk truck driver, Jack (Bach), attacks Sam's Maori wife Sue (O'Brien). In the struggle, Sam and friends end up killing Jack. None of them regrets this, but it has been observed by Miriam (Gruar) who decides to blackmail Sam. Jack's brother Joe (Napier) comes looking for revenge and ends up being killed by Basil (Spence). Their jobs at the freezer works are terminated, and Basil has his own idea about how to get out of their troubles.
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Cast
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Peter McCauley
Sam Jamieson
Known for
The Lost World
The Light Between Oceans
Jillian O'Brien
Sue Jamieson
No other roles listed
Bruce Spence
Basil Beaumont-Foster
Known for
Mad Max 2
Legend of the Seeker
Shirley Gruar
Miriam Breen
Also in
Goodbye Pork Pie
Bridge to Nowhere
Alistair Douglas
Stan Breen
Also in
Talkback
An Angel at My Table
Tony Barry
Larkman
Known for
Faraway Downs
Harrow
Jeremy Stephens
Spud McGhee
Also in
Dark Journey
Little Black Box
Michael Wilson
Shorty Larsen
Also in
The Moderns
Heart of the Stag
Terence Cooper
Brendon O'Keefe
Known for
Casino Royale
Hot Pursuit
John Bach
Jack Voot
Known for
Spartacus
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Marshall Napier
Joe Voot
Known for
The Beast
McLeod's Daughters
Curly Del Monte
Mason Voot
No other roles listed
Lynton Butler Director · Martyn Sanderson Screenplay Bruno Lawrence Composer
First release January 1, 1986 · Produced in New Zealand
Production
Mirage Films
Production
New Zealand
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
New Zealand · January 1, 1986
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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