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Eagle vs Shark

Eagle vs Shark

There's Someone For Everyone... Luckily Love Is Blind.

20076.51h 27m

Overview

Love blossoms for Lily over double Meaty Boy burgers at mid-day when uber-computer nerd Jarrod comes in and leaves with free extra large fries. After gatecrashing Jarrod's party and proving her skills on the game console, Lily goes down to Jarrod's home town with him so he can settle an old score with a past school bully.

Directed by Taika Waititi
Written by Taika Waititi, Loren Taylor
Produced by Cliff Curtis, Ainsley Gardiner
Box Office0Revenue: $1.3M

Top Cast

Loren Taylor

Loren Taylor

Lily

Jemaine Clement

Jemaine Clement

Jarrod

Joel Tobeck

Joel Tobeck

Damon

Brian Sergent

Brian Sergent

Jonah

Craig Hall

Craig Hall

Doug

Rachel House

Rachel House

Nancy

Morag Hills

Morag Hills

Vinny

B

Bernard Stewart

Zane

Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi

Gordon

David Fane

David Fane

Eric Elisi

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshiploss of loved onenew zealandtraumafast food restauranteaglechildhood traumajunk foodrevengefalling in loverelationshipsharkapplewellington new zealand

About Eagle vs Shark

Eagle vs Shark is a comedy, romance film released in 2007 exploring themes of parent child relationship, loss of loved one, new zealand, trauma, fast food restaurant, eagle. Directed by Taika Waititi, it stars Loren Taylor, Jemaine Clement, Joel Tobeck. Love blossoms for Lily over double Meaty Boy burgers at mid-day when uber-computer nerd Jarrod comes in and leaves with free extra large fries. After gatecrashing Jarrod's party and proving her skills on the game console, Lily goes down to Jarrod's home town with him so he can settle an old score with a past school bully.

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