Zilch

Money brings them together, for better and for the Bizarre.

1989•1h 35m•

★5.0(3 ratings)

ComedyThriller

Overview

Sam works on the tolls and likes to listen. He overhears more than he bargains 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 maneuvrings by the CEO of Infacorp, who is out to land a contract to build a tunnel under Auckland harbour.

Director

Richard Riddiford

Writers

Johnathan Dowling

Watchlist

Main Cast

Michael Mizrahi

Sam

Lucy Sheehan

Anna

John Watson

Curtis

Peter Tait

Eric

Roy Billing

Zilch

Money brings them together, for better and for the Bizarre.

1989•1h 35m•

★5.0(3 ratings)

ComedyThriller

Overview

Director

Richard Riddiford

Writers

Johnathan Dowling

Watchlist

Main Cast

Michael Mizrahi

Sam

Lucy Sheehan

Anna

John Watson

Curtis

Peter Tait

Eric

Roy Billing

Full Crew

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Chris Knox

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Murray Milne
Underwater Camera: Sigmund Spath

Editing

Editor: Chris Todd

Art Direction

Art Direction: Duncan Graham

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Supervisor: Catriona Caird

Did You Know?

The film's tagline is: "Money brings them together, for better and for the Bizarre."

The production budget was $700.0K.

The runtime is 95 minutes (1h 35m).

The film was directed by Richard Riddiford.

The screenplay was written by Johnathan Dowling.

The score was composed by Chris Knox.

Cinematography was handled by Murray Milne.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0331107.

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Rating

5.0/10

Mixed

3 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Zilch

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

New Zealand

Budget:

$700,000

Production Companies:

Park Avenue Productions

New Zealand Film Commission

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Zilch

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Michael Mizrahi

Lucy Sheehan

John Watson

Peter Tait

Roy Billing

Zilch

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Michael Mizrahi

Lucy Sheehan

John Watson

Peter Tait

Roy Billing

Eddie Campbell

William Bullock

Sylvia Rands

Andy Anderson

Louise Graham

Peter Stevens

Frank Whitten

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Writing

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Music & Sound

Cinematography

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Art Direction

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