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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.
7 ago 2020 · Chief Zabu: Directed by Neil Cohen, Zack Norman. With Allen Garfield, Zack Norman, Allan Arbus, Ed Lauter. An outrageous social comedy about a New York realtor who dreams of having political influence by taking over a new Polynesian nation.
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- Comedy
- Neil Cohen, Zack Norman
- 2020-08-07
Filmed in the dead center of Reagan's second-term, CHIEF ZABU was conceived as as a send-up of the get-rich-quick American mentality of the yuppie '80s, following a couple of loudmouths who get themselves into an ill-conceived real estate venture in the fictional Polynesian island nation of Tiburaku.
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- 503
- Spectacle
28 lug 2020 · Together they hope to get rich exploiting Tiburaku, a newly independent island nation whose president, Chief Henri Zabu (Manu Tupou) longs to be recognised by the UN. I spoke to screenwriter and co-director Neil Cohen in Los Angeles about the evolution of the project and how come it was lost for so many years.
- John Bleasdale
A New York Real Estate Developer desperate for love, respect and power tries to exploit an emerging Polynesian island nation and ends up embarking on a political career.
In 1986 Howard Zuker and Neil Cohen directed their first and only film, CHIEF ZABU, a low budget, audacious socio-political comedy about New York real estate operators who scheme to take over a Polynesian country while its leader is in New York seeking admission to the UN.
With the help of his right-hand man Sammy Brooks, portrayed by Zack Norman, he looks to take advantage of the Polynesian nation of Tiburaku and the titled leader Chief Henri Zabu (Manu Tupuo)....
- Comedy
