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Contact - They Shoot Commercials, don't they?
Television (Full Length) – 1982
This report goes behind the scenes on a big budget commercial from the early days of the New Zealand film renaissance: a 1982 ad for Crunchie bars which owes so much to Star Wars, the film crew even call their villain Darth. After 12 hour days inside the Waitomo Caves, a move to Ninety Mile Beach sees the weather playing havoc with sets and schedules. Seeking fresh faces, commercials king Geoff Dixon (who did the Crumpy and Scotty ads) cast his lead actors in Australia. Television adverts were even made to announce the arrival of the ad — which plays over the closing credits.
This is the story of the filming of the most ambitious commercial ever made in New Zealand.– Narrator
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