''Send a Gorilla'' is a 1988

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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

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* 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

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* 1989 Montreal Women's Film Festival - Audience Choice - Second Place.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Send a Gorilla 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