Send a Gorilla
Send a Gorilla is a 1988 New Zealand 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
- 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]
- 1989 Montreal Women's Film Festival - Audience Choice - Second Place.