Pallet on the Floor (1986)
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.
Director:
Lynton Butler
Writers:
Martyn Sanderson, Lynton Butler.
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Peter McCauley as Sam Jamieson |
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Jillian O'Brien as Sue Jamieson |
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Bruce Spence as Basil Beaumont-Foster |
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Shirley Gruar as Miriam Breen |
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Alistair Douglas as Stan Breen |
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Tony Barry as Larkman |
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Jeremy Stephens as Spud McGhee |
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Michael Wilson as Shorty Larsen |
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Terence Cooper as Brendon O'Keefe |
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John Bach as Jack Voot |
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Marshall Napier as Joe Voot |
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Curly Del Monte as Mason Voot |
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Peter Rowley as Henderson |
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Ian Watkin as Amos |
| Directing | Lynton Butler | Director |
| Production | Larry Parr | Producer |
| Writing | Martyn Sanderson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lynton Butler | Screenplay |
| Camera | Kevin Hayward | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Patrick Monaghan | Editor |
| Art | Lyn Bergquist | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine West | Costume Design |
| Sound | Jonathon Crawford | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Bruno Lawrence | Original Music Composer |
