About
This frenetic female forward feature is set on Valentine's Day. Singing telegram company Send-a-Gorilla is short-staffed and drowning in orders from Wellingtonians of all stripes, including those with revenge in mind. The story idea came from co-star Perry Piercy, who had done time as a singer for hire. In this excerpt, the telegram trio witness another kind of telegram in-between delivering their own, and Clare (Carmel McGlone) finds herself doing a gorillagram for her ex's new girlfriend. Director Melanie Rodriga (Trial Run) worked with many of the Send a Gorilla cast and crew on TV's The Marching Girls.
Key Cast & Crew
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Dorothee Pinfold
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Joy (Katherine McRae, at left) and Vicki (Perry Piercy) perform a singing telegram, in a scene from 1988 movie Send a Gorilla.
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Camera operator Renaud Maire, Director Melanie Reid (aka Melanie Rodriga) and focus puller Chris Terpstra on the set of 1988 movie Send a Gorilla.
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Camera operator Renaud Maire, Director of Photography Wayne Vinten and director Melanie Reid on the set of Send a Gorilla.
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The main cast of 1988 movie Send a Gorilla: from left to right, Joy (Katherine McRae), Vicky (Perry Piercy) and Claire (Carmel McGlone, in gorilla suit).
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A scene from 1988 movie Send a Gorilla: Carmel McGlone, inside gorilla suit, battles two traffic officers (played by William Kircher at left, and Jim Moriarty).
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The Send a Gorilla crew on location in Cuba Street Wellington.
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Director Melanie Reid (aka Melanie Rodriga) makes final adjustments on Cuba Street, before shooting a scene for 1988 movie Send a Gorilla.
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