Format:Pal Language:English (Original Language) Rating:R (Restricted) Discs:1 Aspect Ratio:1.33:1 Shipping Weight (lbs):0.2 Dimensions (in):7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN:5050232705681 ASIN:B0001XLWNU
Theatrical Release Date:January 1984 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Customer Reviews:
Kiwi car chaseMay 19, 2004 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
While American car chase movies of this era featured high powered V8's this is the hilarious story of a group of individuals thrown together by circumstance driving the length of New Zealand in a stolen Mini. Scenery that rivals Lord of the Rings, a journey of self discovery for the characters and plenty of fast paced action. We're driving this car to Invercargill - take it away Blondini!
Great movie, where's the DVD?December 22, 2002 4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Here's a great little New Zealand movie from the late '70s (one of those 'they don't make movies like this anymore' films). Directed by my best friend's uncle (that's not the reason I like it - I liked it before I even met him). It's still one of my favourite movies (and one of Geoff Murphy's best - Geoff is the guy who went on to direct the classic Utu, as well as more mainstream action films such as Young Guns 2, and Under Siege 2).
Goodbye Pork Pie is a comedy caper movie where a hitchhiker finds that the car he's riding in is stolen. Wacky hijinks ensue as the protagonists go on a somewhat accidental crime spree as they take their stolen Mini from Auckland to Invercargill. All the characters are likeable, although kinda flaky, and we get to see late 1970s New Zealand by car and by train. The movie is full of great one liners like "There's only one sure thing in this life, Blondini, and that's doubt... I think."
Goodbye Pork Pie has been unavailable in the US for a while, and chances are it will be unavailable for a while after this release has sold out, so my advice is to get it while it's still here. Hopefully one day someone will recognise its worth and release it on DVD.
Apersonal favouriteSeptember 10, 2001 7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I first saw this movie twenty years ago and loved it. It is my own personal cult movie and I must have seen it now at least twenty times. It is quirky, funny and I hope that if you buy it you will enjoy it as much as I have. If ever I feel slighty down, watching it is quaranteed to cheer me up.
