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Today on The Spinoff: The prison slushy story is back, baby, and it’s less nutritious than ever. Plus: Can the Green Party’s holy mission survive its fallible disciples? And why Anna Rawhiti-Connell told a cop about her lasagne and what it’s got to do with the media.
But first: Knocked Up, American Pie, the Bean movie… a brief history of NZ music in Hollywood.
“There’s nothing quite like the thrilling zap of recognition when New Zealand weasels its way into a glamorous Hollywood production. Crack open a Tui for the time the Wolf of Wall Street got out of jail and showed Aucklanders how to sell pens. Put on your blackest jersey for the Breaking Bad junkies that convince themselves they should move to New Zealand to ‘paint the local castles and shit’. Pop a manu for the blatant map of Christchurch lurking in Parks and Recreation.
But hearing New Zealand music in flash movies and TV can stir up an even deeper swelling of national pride. One minute you’re blobbing out to The Bear, next minute you’re rising to your feet, hand on heart, eyes brimming with tears, all because of a humble Crowded House snippet. To celebrate the start of New Zealand music month, we pulled together some of the most iconic times that New Zealand music has made it into bigwig Hollywood movies and TV shows.”
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