Nutcase
Film (Excerpts) – 1980
In this children's sci-fi caper, an all-singing all-dancing gang of cronies led by 'evil Eva' (Nevan Rowe) holds Auckland to ransom for $5,000,000. As in Under the Mountain Auckland's volcanoes play a starring role, with Eva threatening to drop a nuclear bomb into the crater of Rangitoto. Who will save the city? A trio of intrepid kids and their DIY anti-gravity machine are on the case. Writers Ian Mune and Keith Aberdein give director Roger Donaldson (and a bevy of industry talent) plenty of goofy 70s fun to play with. Donaldson would shortly helm the acclaimed Smash Palace.
Unless you give us five million dollars we will re-activate all the city's volcanoes with a nuclear device in the volcano's core.– Evil Eva (Nevan Rowe)
Key Cast & Crew
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Produced by
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Aardvark Films
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Endeavour Productions
Music
Songs composed by Shade Smith, with some tracks by band Schtung
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