Chief Zabu (2016)
- Directed by
- Zack Norman
- Genre
- comedy, drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rating
- 4.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A New York real estate developer schemes to take over a Polynesian nation. The movie is a comedy about politics and money.
whimsicalsatiricallightheartedoddballretroquirkyplayfulunpolished
What happens
Chief Zabu is a long-unreleased film that was written, produced and directed by Neil Cohen and Zack Norman (under his birth name, Howard Zuker). It is a socio-political comedy about a New York real estate developer who tries to take over a Polynesian nation. The film starred Norman, Allen Garfield and Allan Arbus. Production began in 1986 but, due to various issues, Cohen and Norman were unable to complete the film until 2016. It premiered at Laemmle Theatres' Monica Film Center on October 28, 2016 and screened a week later, on November 7, at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival ("FLIFF"). Trailers and clips are available through both Vimeo and YouTube. On August 16, 2017, Zabu's co-writer/directors were pictured on the front page of the New York Times Arts Section with a history of the film's unique and unusual journey. A long running advertisement for the film in Variety was the source of a recurring joke on Mystery Science Theater 3000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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