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Zilch! - 1989




Vardex/Park Avenue Productions - 99 min.

Cast: Michael Mizrahi, Lucy Sheehan, John Watson, Peter Tait, Roy Billing, Eddie Campbell.
Crew: Screenplay: Richard Riddiford & Johnathan Dowling; Photography: Murray Milne; Editor: Chris Todd; Music: Chris Knox; Producers: Richard Riddiford, Amanda Harquard; Director: Richard Riddiford.
Sam works on the tolls and likes to listen. He overhears more than he bargins for and becomes embroiled in a mishmash of corruption and blackmail. Anna is a hooker who specializes in throwing tomatoes at ageing weirdos. Sam and Anna's paths cross as he works to expose shady manoeuvrings by the CEO of Infacorp, who is out to land a contract to build a tunnel under Auckland harbour. Some nice Auckland area location sets used, but there are significant script and continuity problems.

Censor Rating: M - Review Rating: C

AVAILABILITY OF VHS OR DVD COPIES

No known source for new or used NTSC copies. Last time offered, New VHS PAL copies were selling for $40nz. No copies in DVD. Currently (May 2008) no known source from which to purchase this on any format.


SOUNDTRACK ON AUDIO CD

No known soundtrack CDs of this title.


REVIEWS

Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide Review

"Shot in 1988, there's fun to be had spotting the changes in Auckland reeked upon by those same developers and big businesses the film has a good go at [...] Special mention must also go to Chris Knox for his music score that adds so much to the off-beat tone of the film. Riddiford, cast and crew have done very well to get such an ambitious screenplay on screen with the small budget they had. The overflow of ideas really makes Zilch! quite something" - ("Edgy Zilch! flies high", Auckland Star, March1, 1990)

Four Word Film Review

OFFLINE REVIEW SOURCES

North & South Review by Brian McDonnell - March1990


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