Trivia

The song that plays on the radio when Jon (Dean O'Gorman) falls asleep under the bridge is "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" by Charles Mingus.

The mini has the same number plate as in the original movie: IZ6393.

Director Matt Murphy is son of Geoff Murphy, who directed the original Goodbye Pork Pie (1980).

James Rolleston's last film before "ploughing into a bridge" near Opotiki. After coming out of a four-week coma, he had to relearn how to walk and talk and struggled with such basic skills as brushing his teeth, cutting his food and getting dressed.

Remake of Goodbye Pork Pie (1980).