The Wel­ling­tonista sea­son of NZ fea­ture films con­tin­ues this Wed­nes­day with King­pin (1985), the pre­de­cessor to last week’s film Mark II.

Star­ring much the same cast but with the addi­tion of the won­der­ful and greatly-missed Wi Kuki Kaa, King­pin tells the story of a pro­vin­cial bor­stal: a world where only the strong sur­vive and The King­pin is the biggest, the mean­est, the toughest, the boss. And, there can be only one.

Tick­ets $8 or $6 con­ces­sion – which includes a com­pli­ment­ary glass of wine (with ID) unless you can tell us which Hol­ly­wood block­buster pinched its tagline from King­pin, and we’ll give you a double pass. Film com­mences 7pm.

More details on The Film Archive’s web­site…

Some You­Tube clip good­ies after the jump!