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Scarfies (or Crime 101 in the US release) is a low-budget 1999 New Zealand film set in the southern university city of Dunedin. The film's original title comes from the local nickname for university students, scarfie, so called because of the traditional blue and gold scarves worn by students during the city's cool winters in support of the Otago Rugby Football Union.
Scarfies starts off as a light comedy centred around a group of five of students who get together after moving into a flat that is seemingly abandoned, but still has the power on, making for free if filthy accommodation.
The film twists into something darker part way through, with elements of both black comedy and thriller. The discovery of a large crop of marijuana being grown in the basement leads firstly to euphoria, then paranoia and arguments amongst the flatmates about what will happen when the real owners come back to collect it. When Kevin, the crop's owner appears, the students, fearing for their lives, lock him in the basement. Events unfold against a backdrop of the city's biggest sporting event for years, the final of New Zealand's national rugby championship.
Despite the deliberate use of shots focusing on the city's dowdier and darker elements, much of the film's photography and soundtrack is an homage to the city, including the use of several Dunedin Sound songs in the soundtrack (top local band The Clean even make a cameo appearance during the film).
The film was well-received, described as "...the most outlandishly entertaining New Zealand film for years...", and did well at the box-office.
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Name | Bret McKenzie |
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Background | solo_singer |
Alias | Rhymenoceros, Video Kid |
Born | June 29, 1976 |
Origin | Wellington, New Zealand |
Instrument | Guitar, Piano, Drums, Vocals, Ukulele, Synthesizer |
Genre | Comedy, Folk, Acoustic |
Occupation | Musician/Comedian |
Years active | 1994–present |
Label | Sub Pop |
Associated acts | Flight of the Conchords, The Black Seeds, So You're a Man, Video Kid |
Spouse | Hannah Clarke |
Notable instruments | Casio DG20 digital guitar (1987) |
Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie (born 29 June 1976 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a comedian, actor, musician and producer, best known for being one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Jemaine Clement.
As The Conchords they have toured internationally and released four CDs: Folk the World Tour in 2002, Grammy Award-winning The Distant Future in 2007, Grammy nominated Flight of the Conchords in 2008, and I Told You I Was Freaky in 2009. The Conchords produced a six-part improvisational comedy radio program for the BBC and have appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. After a successful appearance in 2005 on HBOs One Night Stand , the Conchords were offered their own 12-part HBO series Flight of the Conchords. Its first season ran from June to September 2007, and its second season premiered on HBO January 18, 2009.
McKenzie has appeared in the first and third films in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. His silent role in the first film achieved some minor internet fame as Figwit. His father Peter McKenzie played the role of Elendil in Lord of the Rings.
Along with Jemaine, McKenzie was featured as one of 2008's "100 Sexiest People" in a special edition of the Australian magazine Who.
McKenzie and fellow Conchord Clement guest starred as a pair of camp counselors in "Elementary School Musical", the season premiere of the 22nd season of The Simpsons, which aired on September 26, 2010.
McKenzie, together with Australian comedian Hamish Blake is set to star in a New Zealand feature film, Two Little Boys, currently under production in New Zealand and set for release late 2011.
Category:1976 births Category:Flight of the Conchords members Category:Former students of Wellington College (New Zealand) Category:Living people Category:New Zealand comedians Category:New Zealand musicians Category:New Zealand television actors Category:People from Wellington City
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