Send a Gorilla (1988)
Three women working for a singing telegram company contend with a variety of problems on St. Valentine's Day. The manager is gone, and one woman has lost her voice. The second woman has just broken up with her boyfriend, and the third is caught in a bitter child-custody battle with her ex-husband. One dresses in a gorilla suit to deliver one of the 50 singing telegrams scheduled for the busy day. If the trio ever hopes to find love again, they abandon all hope after meeting the meat-headed males they encounter. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Carmel McGlone, Katherine McRae, (more)
- Director(s):
- Melanie Read
Synopsis of Send a Gorilla
Three women working for a singing telegram company contend with a variety of problems on St. Valentine's Day. The manager is gone, and one woman has lost her voice. The second woman has just broken up with her boyfriend, and the third is caught in a bitter child-custody battle with her ex-husband. One dresses in a gorilla suit to deliver one of the 50 singing telegrams scheduled for the busy day. If the trio ever hopes to find love again, they abandon all hope after meeting the meat-headed males they encounter. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
Complete Cast of Send a Gorilla
- Carmel McGlone - Clare
- Perry Piercy - Vicki
- Larney Tupu - Ian Hunter
- Jim Moriarty - Joe
- Alice Fraser - Keith's Mother
- Ian Watkin - Sir Richard Olphert
- Kate Harcourt - Lawyer's Secretary
- Jon Brazier - Dave - the Flinger
- Kim Buchanan - Charlene
- Renita Chan - Lois Wing
- Jane Waddell - Janine
- Dulcie Smart - Jane
- Rusty - Hermione
- Iain Rae - Darryn the Hairdresser
- Mark Wright - Kitchenhand
- Christianne Phillips - Twin
- Lorae Parry - Sender of Revenge Gram
- Onehau - Clare's Lawyer
- Liz Mullane - Female Hairdresser
- Stephen Lovatt - Darryn's Friend
- Stanley Findlay - Anthony
- Marianne Govaerts - Twin
- Teresa Healey - Anne - the Mistress
- Katherine McRae - Joy
- John Callen - Chris Dean
- William Kircher - Ned
- Gerald Bryan - Ian's Lawyer
- Michael Haigh - Mr. Tack
- Duncan Smith - Keith
- Daniel Benseman - Toby
- Joanna Briant - Linda
- Brian Carbee - Male Customer
- Nathan Waldron - Jason
- Rima Te Wiata - Lisa
- Felicity Samuel - Female Customer
- Turei Reedy - C.O.
- Katy Platt - Female DJ
- Joy Watson - Daphne
- Whillow Patterson - Ani
- Ann Pacey - Mrs. McKinley
- Wiki Oman - Donna
- Peter McAllum - Policeman
- Stephen Clements - Fireman
- Debbie Gee - Policewoman
- Miranda Harcourt - Kerry-Anne
- Director(s):
- Melanie Read
- Writer(s):
- Melanie Read
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