Chicken

Chicken

90 mins | Comedy | April 22, 1996

On the premise that his albums will sell better if he is dead, an aging pop-singer fakes his own death. True enough, the money rolls in, but no one can get their hands on it because of the seven year waiting period before a missing person can be declared legally dead. However, a crazed animal rights terrorist, who knows he isn't dead, is trying to kill him, because of the singer's advertisements for fried chicken restaurants. Eventually, it turns out that the singer's manager is paying the terrorist to kill him.

Chicken

90 mins | Comedy | April 22, 1996

Chicken
On the premise that his albums will sell better if he is dead, an aging pop-singer fakes his own death. True enough, the money rolls in, but no one can get their hands on it because of the seven year waiting period before a missing person can be declared legally dead. However, a crazed animal rights terrorist, who knows he isn't dead, is trying to kill him, because of the singer's advertisements for fried chicken restaurants. Eventually, it turns out that the singer's manager is paying the terrorist to kill him.
Producers Senator Film, New Zealand Film Commission
Original title Chicken
Directors Grant Lahood
Writers Grant Lahood

Cast

Bryan Marshall

as Dwight Serrento

Martyn Sanderson

as Bryce Tilfer

Ellie Smith

as Colette Milham

Cliff Curtis

as Zeke

Jed Brophy

as Will Tilfer

Joan Dawe

as Betty Junket

Claire Waldron

as Vicky Serrento

Sean Feehan

as Otis Milham

Julia Truscott

as Young Iris