Came a Hot Friday

Came a Hot Friday

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 4, 1985

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.

Came a Hot Friday

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 4, 1985

Came a Hot Friday
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers New Zealand National Film Unit, Shaker Run Productions
Original title Came a Hot Friday
Directors Ian Mune
Writers Dean Parker, Ian Mune

Cast

Peter Bland

as Wes Pennington

Phillip Gordon

as Cyril Kidman

Michael Lawrence

as Don Jackson

Billy T. James

as The Tainuia Kid

Marshall Napier

as Sel Bishop

Don Selwyn

as Norm Cray

Marise Wipani

as Esmerelda

Michael Lawrence

as Don Jackson