Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 06/15/2007(USA
Release Date: 11/10/2009
Flags: Mild Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Two lonely misfits embark on a bizarre journey of romance and revenge after bonding at a "come as your favorite animal" costume party in Academy Award nominee
Taika Waititi's quirky
romantic comedy.
Jarrod (
Jemaine Clement) is a clerk at the local electronics store.
Lily (
Loren Horsley) is a shy cashier who earns her keep at the local Meaty Boy. After getting fired from her job, an emboldened
Lily determines to put on her favorite shark costume, shed her inhibitions, and attend
Jarrod's annual "come as your favorite" animal bash. In the following days, a tentative romance begins to develop between
Lily and
Jarrod, and when
Jarrod announces plans to travel back to his hometown and seek revenge on an old nemesis,
Lily decides to follow along for the ride. As
Jarrod begins to set his diabolical plan into motion,
Lily finds herself stranded in an unfamiliar new town and surrounded by a disorienting collection of eccentrics.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
;)
