Pallet on the Floor

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1986

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

New Zealand

Production

Mirage Films

Cast

Tony Barry,Ian Watkin,Curly Del Monte,Michael Wilson,Bruce Spence,Shirley Gruar,Peter McCauley,Jeremy Stephens,Jillian O'Brien,Alistair Douglasand 4 more

Director

Lynton Butler

Writer

Martyn Sanderson,Lynton Butler

Producer

Larry Parr

Cinematography

Kevin Hayward

Music

Bruno Lawrence,Jonathon Crawford

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0087873