''Nutcase'' is a 1980

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directed by

Roger Donaldson Roger Lindsey Donaldson (born 15 November 1945) is an Australian-born List of New Zealand film makers, New Zealand film director, producer and writer whose films include the 1981 relationship drama ''Smash Palace'', and a run of titles shot in ...

Plot

Evil Eva and her gang demand $5,000,000 or they will drop a nuclear bomb into the crater of

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. Three kids fight back.

Cast

* Melissa Donaldson as Nikki * Peter Shand as Jamie * Aaron Donaldson as Crunch *

Jon Gadsby Jonathan Ernest Gadsby (1 November 1953 – 12 December 2015) was a New Zealand television comedian and writer, most well known for his role in the comedy series ''McPhail and Gadsby'' co-starring alongside David McPhail. He died of cance ...

as Chief Inspector Cobblestone *Nevan Rowe as Evil Eva *

Ian Watkin Ian Watkin (25 January 1940 – 18 May 2016) was a New Zealand actor known for the films ''Braindead'' and '' Sleeping Dogs''. Watkin grew up in Greymouth, and started his career in theatre and radio plays, and working as a magazine editor befor ...

as Godzilla * Michael Wilson as McLooney *

Ian Mune Ian Barry Mune (born 1941) is a New Zealand character actor, director, and screenwriter. His screen acting career spans four decades and more than 50 roles. His work as a film director includes hit comedy ''Came a Hot Friday'', an adaptation of c ...

as U-boat Commodore *Clyde Scott as Murphy *Jim Coates as Gribble

References

External links

* * 1980 films New Zealand television films New Zealand comedy films 1980s English-language films Films directed by Roger Donaldson {{NewZealand-film-stub