Queen City Rocker (1986)
What could possibly go wrong in 4 days?
In the turbulence of Auckland, Ska (Hunter) is a streetwise 19 year old, whose father is a drunkard and whose older sister works at a high-class massage parlour. When he decide to “rescue” her, he is thrown out. With some friends, he take revenge by trashing the place, but the reply results in Ska's best friend being killed. The massage parlour boss is also a crooked concert promoter, so Ska, and his gang, “hijack” a concert which incites the audience to riot.
- Date of release
- 1986-10-14
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Action
- Director
- Bruce Morrison
Casting
- Micheal Hunter — Ska
- Mark Pilisi — Andrew
- Rebecca Saunders-Smith — Fran
- Kim Willoughby — Stacy
- Peter Bland — Ryder
- Johnny Bond — Middle-Aged Man
Interesting facts
Queen City Rocker is a 1986 New Zealand film developed from a 10-page outline written by Richard Lymposs, a sixteen-year-old Auckland youth with no prior film or writing experience. In 1981, Lymposs sold Queen City Rocker to Larry Parr, a budding Auckland film producer, and it was shot in 1985. It was directed by Bruce Morrison and starred Matthew Hunter, Mark Pilisi and Kim Willoughby. The screenplay was written by Bill Baer. The film was released as Tearaway on video cassette in the United States.
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