Cops and Robbers is a 1993 Australian-New Zealand film about a bankrupt man who embarks on a career of crime. It was renamed during production to Kevin Rampenbacker and the Electric Kettle due to the release of an American film titled Cops and Robbers. It screened at a film festival in New Hampshire and had a video release in Hungary.
Helen Martin in New Zealand film, 1912-1996 says it "aims to be a black, off-the-wall, action-packed comedy drama. It inverts expectations (old women buy condoms, a wino drinks out of a wine glass) with a heavy hand and the pace drags." Leigh Paatsch in The Age joked that it had set back Grant Dodwell's chances of fame on the big screen.
Cast
Grant Dodwell as John
Rima Te Wiata as Cop
Mark Wright as Kevin
Melissa Kounnas as Rita
Gosia Dobrowolska as Bitch
Martin Vaughan as Wino
Lyn Collingwood as Boss