Zilch!

Item

Title

Zilch!

Description

This Richard Riddiford-directed comedic thriller plays out in pre-crash 80s Auckland with the CBD skyline changing daily, brick-sized phones, shadowy corporations on the rise and the share market on everyone's lips. With a second harbour crossing due to be announced, a telephone operator (future events maestro Mike Mizrahi) and a waitress moonlighting as a dominatrix (Lucy Sheehan) become ensnared in a web of corporate greed and blackmail. Chris Knox contributes the soundtrack, and extensive outdoor sequences include a memorable chase scene at Kelly Tarlton’s.

Creator

Richard Riddiford (Director) (Writer)
Jonathan Dowling (Writer)

Date

1989

Format

35mm, 4 reels

Language

English

Publisher

Zee Films
Vardex Group

Type

Thriller, Comedy

Original Format

35mm, 4 reels

Duration

99 minutes

producer

Amanda Hocquard
Richard Riddiford

director

Richard Riddiford

Item sets

KSC Film Archive

Putnam Screening Collection