''Send a Gorilla'' is a 1988
New Zealand
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comedy film directed by
Melanie Read.
Synopsis
Valentine's Day is the busiest day in the year for three young women and their singing telegram service. Their Send A Gorilla Singing Telegram Company has started badly they are short-staffed and drowning in orders. The boss is missing, and one of the singers has lost her voice.
Cast
Reviews
* 1988
Variety
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Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
* 1994 The Women's Companion to International Film - "...the film has a lot of crazy energy..."
* 2000 Reframing women: a history of New Zealand film - "...a feminist critique of the commercialisation of romance..."
Awards and nominations
* Nominated for 3
New Zealand Film and TV Awards
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* 1989 Montreal Women's Film Festival - Audience Choice - Second Place.
References
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1988 films
1980s New Zealand films
1980s English-language films
1988 in New Zealand
Films set in New Zealand
Films shot in New Zealand
New Zealand comedy films