Goodbye Pork Pie

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Goodbye Pork Pie

1981

1h 45m

6.6(27 votes)

Adventure

Comedy

Overview

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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9 members

Acting

Tony Barry

John

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Kelly Johnson

Gerry Austin

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Claire Oberman

Shirl

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Shirley Gruar

Sue

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Bruno Lawrence

Mulvaney

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John Bach

Snout

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Marshall Napier

Police Driver

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Bill Juliff

Car Yard Man

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Alan Jervis Wilks

Police Sergeant

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