Goodbye Pork Pie -- youngster needs clarification

[xwhatsit]

Hello old farts,

Watched Goodbye Pork Pie with the girlie the other night. I saw it when I was a wee fulla, but I couldn't really remember much. Apart from the wickedly cool things in there, like seeing Gillies Ave offramp back in 1978 (almost the same -- except the traffic light was yellow and American-looking, and there were about FOUR CARS in total), and Mangere Bridge (the old one, now pedestrian and scooter and CB250RS territory only -- in the film you can see the current bridge being half-built in the background), there was one weird thing that I didn't get. What were the little flags about? When he fills up at the petrol station, he asks for a tank of unleaded and `two of your flags, thanks,' which he then sticks onto the aerial. What are the little pennants about?

New Zealand looks so idyllic. The whole country, even Auckland, seems to be like a quiet, relaxed weekend.

Also -- is that the same wreckers they hide in that is in Smash Palace?

[JohnnyFantastic]

yes it is smash palace, and smash palace still exists.

[MIXONE]

Gas stations had flags with the name of the town (and all sorts of other shit) and when you were doing a road trip you would collect the various flags to put on your aerial.Us 6 kids squashed in an old vauxall with mum and dad argued about who's turn it was to get the flag.:argue:

[Trumpess]

Both movies - Goodbye Pork Pie and Smash Palace, are absolutely brilliant movies!

[JMemonic]

As MIXONE said nearly all places had flags, you would collect them as souvenirs then if you were in scouts take the home and get mum to sew them onto your blanket, I used to have one with odd places on it, long gone now.

You used to see travellers, I guess you could call them back packers now, with then from various country's and places plastered all over their packs, kind of like a history of where they had been.

Were a great idea in some respects, if you didnt have the flag you had not been there.

[henry]

When he fills up at the petrol station, he asks for a tank of unleaded and `two of your flags, thanks,' which he then sticks onto the aerial. What are the little pennants about?


Those were the days when the only place allowed to be open all the time were 'service' stations so they also served as souvenir shops.
Great film.



New Zealand looks so idyllic. The whole country, even Auckland, seems to be like a quiet, relaxed weekend.


That's because everything was shut. See above.


Also -- is that the same wreckers they hide in that is in Smash Palace?

Aye. Horopito.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=-39.343989,175.378876&spn=0.002639,0.004324&t=h&z=18

[Subike]

Flags and Pendants
I have a box of them hidden somewhere in the bowels of my waldrobe,
Flags from places that have since had name changes, pendants from holiday camps that no longer exist( Thank you DOC!).
Yeap was the thing to do way back when

[Headbanger]

Smash Palace never existed.

Though the wreckers in Horopito they filmed at is still there.

http://www.horopitomotors.co.nz/

[banditrider]

Been there, got the flags!

[pzkpfw]

Re:wrecker: really???

I thought they used the one that used to be in Ohau (a bit South of Levin). The place that had the "Stalag 18" sign on the fence, by SH1.

(I see Wikipedia disagrees with me...)

[Griffin]

AFAIA the wreckers yard most certainly exists... its just not 'called' Smash Palace... that was the name of the film.

As for the flags / pennants... gee those were the days. I had forgotten about the travels in the car with mum and dad and stopping off at servos / cafes enroute. As a kid seeing the cool flags with the areas symbol emblazoned on 'em made them 'must have' items. Seems silly now that so much worth was placed on these bits of material... were they made of felt?

[hospitalfood]

yep, bring back the flags.
horopito is worth a look, if you live north of cold kiwi you can combine the trip.

next year

[McJim]

Wait a minute.....you mean Goodbye Pork Pie was just a movie? I thought it was a set of instructions about what you had to do in New Zealand.

So here I am having travelled al the way to Invercargill what am I supposed to do next? :rofl:

I'll go and watch that marriage guidance vid next...what was it called?....oy yes. Once Were Warriors:girlfight:

[Wingnut]

Smash Palace never existed.

Though the wreckers in Horopito they filmed at is still there.

http://www.horopitomotors.co.nz/

Correction. Smash Palace does exist, it is a car wrecking outfit in North Otago. Its been there for a couple decades or so but couldn't say whether it was named that after the movie.............

[JMemonic]

As for the flags / pennants... gee those were the days. I had forgotten about the travels in the car with mum and dad and stopping off at servos / cafes enroute. As a kid seeing the cool flags with the areas symbol emblazoned on 'em made them 'must have' items. Seems silly now that so much worth was placed on these bits of material... were they made of felt?

Yes felt and every city/town/outhouse had its own symbol, some of them were kinda different.

[Headbanger]

Correction. Smash Palace does exist, it is a car wrecking outfit in North Otago. Its been there for a couple decades or so but couldn't say whether it was named that after the movie.............


Doesn't count.:devil2:

[FJRider]

Wait a minute.....you mean Goodbye Pork Pie was just a movie? I thought it was a set of instructions about what you had to do in New Zealand.

So here I am having travelled al the way to Invercargill what am I supposed to do next? :rofl:



Get shot by the cops... :lol:

[P38]

Gas stations had flags with the name of the town (and all sorts of other shit) and when you were doing a road trip you would collect the various flags to put on your aerial.Us 6 kids squashed in an old vauxall with mum and dad argued about who's turn it was to get the flag.:argue:

Yep same and after the trip Mum would sew the flags onto our camping blankets.

I still got mine, a geniune 1970's era grey woolen blanket with red stitching around the edges and heaps of fel flags sewn onto it.

I got my Scout blanket still too.

[P38]

Wait a minute.....you mean Goodbye Pork Pie was just a movie? I thought it was a set of instructions about what you had to do in New Zealand.

So here I am having travelled al the way to Invercargill what am I supposed to do next? :rofl:

Root ya Ex, smoke some dope, answer the door naked etc.

[Grub]

Grub is IN Goodbye Pork Pie :) Wellington Railway station. Was a great day out for the Welly Car Club. One of our racing mates Pete Zickovic was the mini driver for the whole movie - cool job.

[McJim]

Get shot by the cops... :lol:

I'll settle for downing shots :drinknsin with Scumdog instead - does that count?:rofl:

[FJRider]

I'll settle for downing shots :drinknsin with Scumdog instead - does that count?:rofl:

Close enough...:clap::clap::clap:

Remember... the only thing a TRUE scotsman adds to his whiskey... is more whisky.

[xwhatsit]

Close enough...:clap::clap::clap:

Remember... the only thing a TRUE scotsman adds to his whiskey... is more whisky.
Scots drink whisky -- and wouldn't be caught dead mixing it with whiskey! Leave that filthy crap to the Irish.

[maybe]

I have and still watch now and then both goodbye pork pie and smash palace.
Neat movies:clap:

[Bren]

the wreckers in smash palace was filmed just down the road from where I grew up as a kid....my dad and I used to go duck hunting down past the wreckers...it almost makes me homesick seeing that movie

[CookMySock]

Both movies - Goodbye Pork Pie and Smash Palace, are absolutely brilliant movies!There was another movie - where they had a bar in the boot of their car, and they threw the bbq gas bottle on the fire, stole their stolen motorcycle back. Classic.

Steve

[chrisso]

I wanna train Horn on my bike:niceone:

[merv]

Wait a minute.....you mean Goodbye Pork Pie was just a movie? I thought it was a set of instructions about what you had to do in New Zealand.

So here I am having travelled al the way to Invercargill what am I supposed to do next? :rofl:


You could aim to be the next Mayor when the current one retires (if ever) :niceone:

[Lias]

There was another movie - where they had a bar in the boot of their car, and they threw the bbq gas bottle on the fire, stole their stolen motorcycle back. Classic.

Steve

Savage Honeymoon.. Fucking brilliant westie movie.. I reckon it paved the way for Outrageous Fortune.

[BiK3RChiK]

Yeah.. Savage Honeymoon! Man, that was one funny movie! I reckon it spawned Outrageous Fortune too.. That was laugh with tears streaming down the face stuff:rofl: An absolute must-see!