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Pallet on the Floor

Pallet on the Floor

January 1, 1986
1h 28m
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

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.

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Details

Director
Lynton Butler
Cast
Peter McCauley, Jillian O'Brien, Bruce Spence, Shirley Gruar, Alistair Douglas, Tony Barry, Jeremy Stephens, Michael Wilson, Terence Cooper, John Bach
Release Date
January 1, 1986
Production
Mirage Films

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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