Pallet on the Floor (1986) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : Mirage Films /

January 1, 1986 1h 28m New Zealand Comedy English More

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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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title：Pallet on the Floor
status：Released
Release date： 1986
Runtime：1h 28m
Genres： Comedy · Crime · Drama ·
Countries of origin： New Zealand ·
Original Language： English ·
Director： Lynton Butler /
Writers： Martyn Sanderson · Lynton Butler ·
Production companies： Mirage Films ·
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.