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Send a Gorilla(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-12-02
35%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 36m
So You Think You've Had a Rough Day
Overview:
The girls and gorillas at a singing telegram company are overworked because it is Valentine's Day. A series of sub-plots - a sexist disc jockey loses his dog and the girls fine it; one of the girls fights for custody of her child; an aspiring opera singer gets her chance to audition; and evil developer demolishes the telegram company's offices, etc, which all adds up to a large dose of confusion.
Languages: English.
Countries:
New Zealand
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Send a Gorilla
Top 10 Billed Cast
Carmel McGlone
Clare
John Callen
Chris Dean
Lani John Tupu
Ian Hunter
William Kircher
Ned
Rima Te Wiata
Lisa
Miranda Harcourt
Kerry-Anne
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Overview
The girls and gorillas at a singing telegram company are overworked because it is Valentine's Day. A series of sub-plots - a sexist disc jockey loses his dog and the girls fine it; one of the girls fights for custody of her child; an aspiring opera singer gets her chance to audition; and evil developer demolishes the telegram company's offices, etc, which all adds up to a large dose of confusion.
Release Date
1988-12-02
Average
3.5
Rating:
1.8 startsTagline
So You Think You've Had a Rough Day
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