"Eagle vs. Shark" is a wry comedy that chronicles the quirky romance of two awkward misfits, Lily a shy fast-food restaurant cashier, and her crush, Jarrod, an electronic store clerk. On the day Lily gets fired from her job at Meaty Boy, she musters up the courage to attend Jarrod's annual "come as your favorite animal" costume party. The dressy affair sparks the beginnings of a romance as well as a small journey for the pair to Jarrod's quiet hometown, in which Jarrod plans to seek revenge on an old nemesis and where Lily unwittingly finds herself stranded amongst Jarrod's family of eccentrics.
Production New Zealand Film Commission [nz]; Unison Films; Whenua Films [nz];
Cast Names Daniel Rathbon; Michael Whalley; Matt Whelan; Loren Horsley; Jemaine Clement; Joel Tobeck; Brian Sergent; Craig Hall; Rachel House; Morag Hills; Bernard Stewart; Taika Waititi; David Fane; Cohen Holloway; Gentiane Lupi; Chelsie Preston-Crayford; Adam Gardiner; Jackie van Beek; Miranda Manasiadis; Ban Abdul; Mike (XVIII) King; Madeleine Sami; Anna Horsley; Dylan Taylor; Cori Gonzales-Macuer; Aaron Cortesi; Kura Sanderson; Riley Brophy; Rosie Graham; Justin Wu;
Box Office USD 221,846
Release Date 2007-01-01 * (Sundance Film Festival) 2007-02-12 (Portland International Film Festival) 2007-03-25 (Cleveland International Film Festival) 2007-03-28 (East Lansing Film Festival) 2007-03-30 (Florida Film Festival) 2007-04-13 (Phoenix Film Festival) 2007-04-14 (Sarasota Film Festival) 2007-04-24 (Newport Beach International Film Festival) 2007-04-26 (Hawaii Film Festival) 2007-05-31 (Seattle International Film Festival) 2007-06-08 (Newport International Film Festival) 2007-06-09 (Waterfront Film Festival) 2007-06-09 (Las Vegas CineVegas Film Festival) 2007-06-15 (limited) 2007-06-17 (Maui Film Festival)
Genres Comedy; Romance;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for language, some sexuality, and brief animated
violence.
Running Time 1 hr. 28 min. 1 hr. 33 min. (Berlin International Film Festival)