Came a Hot Friday

Came a Hot Friday
Promotional film poster
Directed byIan Mune
Written byRonald Hugh Morrieson (novel)
Ian Mune (screen)
Dean Parker (screen)
StarringPeter Bland
Phillip Gordon
Michael Lawrence
Billy T. James
Marshall Napier
Don Selwyn
CinematographyAlun Bollinger
Edited byKen Zemke
Music byStephen McCurdy
Release dates
  • 1985 (1985) (New Zealand)
  • 4 October 1985 (1985-10-04) (U.S.)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish
Box officeNZ$950,000[1]

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. The film's cast included famed New Zealand comedian Billy T. James.

  1. ^ Nicolaidi, Mike (March 1987). "The dog has his day". Cinema Papers. p. 8. Retrieved 9 October 2022.