Pallet on the Floor (1986)

  • R
  • 01/01/1986 (NZ)
  • Comedy, Crime, Drama
  • 1h 28m

One of Those Blighters.

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.

Lynton Butler

Screenplay, Director

Martyn Sanderson

Screenplay

Cast

Peter McCauley's headshot

Peter McCauley

Sam Jamieson
Jillian O'Brien's headshot

Jillian O'Brien

Sue Jamieson
Bruce Spence's headshot

Bruce Spence

Basil Beaumont-Foster
Shirley Gruar's headshot

Shirley Gruar

Miriam Breen
Alistair Douglas's headshot

Alistair Douglas

Stan Breen
Tony Barry's headshot

Tony Barry

Larkman
Jeremy Stephens's headshot

Jeremy Stephens

Spud McGhee
Michael Wilson's headshot

Michael Wilson

Shorty Larsen

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