The Boat That Rocked is new a movie about pirate radio in the UK in the mid-1960s starring New Zealand's own Rhys Darby.
Like our Radio Hauraki, which aired for the first time from a boat in the Hauraki Gulf, England's Radio Caroline also broadcast from out at sea, just off the Suffolk Coast.
It was not just movie stars that came out in force for the premiere - there were all sorts, with some just looking forward to reminiscing over the good ol' days.
"Exciting," says Paul McCartney. "You know, the fact that the pirates were setting up and playing good music, that's what I remember."
The film follows the trials and tribulations of 1960s pirate radio DJs as they overcome adversity in the name of rock'n'roll, and they do it all as one big happy family.
"I think the funniest moment was, we were all terrified of Philip Seymour Hoffman arriving, because he is, obviously, the greatest actor in the world," says actor Tom Sturridge, "and it was his first day, he was kind of eating lunch and talking and suddenly Nick Frost just said, 'Stop f**king going on about your Oscar!'"
Writer and director Richard Curtis, who is known for his work on Bridget Jones Diary and Love Actually, says his latest gem harks back to a simpler time.
"Well maybe it's a bit more like Blackadder, which I wrote when I was young," he says. "Lots of boys in a confined space fooling around and making fools of themselves."
This time a Bond girl, Gemma Arterton, has been thrown in for good measure.
And if that was not enough, The Boat That Rocked features our very own third Conchord, Rhys Darby.
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