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Came a Hot Friday is a 1985 New Zealand comedy film, based on the 1964 novel by Ronald Hugh Morrieson. Directed and co-written by Ian Mune, it became one of the most successful local films released in New Zealand in the 1980s.
Came a Hot Friday is a major advance in Kiwi film comedy. A barrel load of talent, nurtured during New Zealand’s filmmaking renaissance and now signalling distinctive maturity, has been brought together in this Mirage Films presentation to explore a folk tale of intrigue and delight. – Mike Nicolaidi, reviewing the film in Variety, 20 February 1985
Oct 4, 1985 · Came a Hot Friday: Directed by Ian Mune. With Peter Bland, Phillip Gordon, Michael Lawrence, Billy T. James. This eccentric rural New Zealand tale follows two con men as they attempt to trick a small town into their illegal gambling scheme.
- (227)
- Adventure, Comedy
- Ian Mune
- 1985-10-04
Currently you are able to watch "Came a Hot Friday" streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads or for free with ads on Tubi TV, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads. It is also possible to rent "Came a Hot Friday" on Amazon Video online and to download it on Amazon Video.
- Ian Mune
- 101 min
- 10
Came a Hot Friday (1985) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Set in post-war (1949) rural New Zealand, this film traces the efforts of two con men to run a betting scam in a small town (Tainuea) already rife with illegal gambling corruption, and eccentricity. Ian Mune. Director, Writer.
Came a Hot Friday. Watch Came a Hot Friday with a subscription on Prime Video. Two con men (Peter Bland, Philip Gordon) use delayed radio broadcasts to rip off rural bookies in 1949 New Zealand.
- Comedy
