The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Jonathon CrawfordOriginal Music Composer
- Lynton ButlerScreenplay
- Bruno LawrenceOriginal Music Composer
- Lynton ButlerDirector
- Martyn SandersonScreenplay
Cast
- Peter McCauleySam Jamieson
- Jillian O'BrienSue Jamieson
- Bruce SpenceBasil Beaumont-Foster
- Shirley GruarMiriam Breen
- Alistair DouglasStan Breen
- Tony BarryLarkman
- Jeremy StephensSpud McGhee
- Michael WilsonShorty Larsen
- Terence CooperBrendon O'Keefe
- John BachJack Voot
- Marshall NapierJoe Voot
- Curly Del MonteMason Voot
Themes
voyeurism