Eagle vs. Shark
Jemaine Clement stars as Jarrod, a geeky video game clerk in the romantic comedy, Eagle vs. Shark (EvS). Eagle vs. Shark is directed by Taika Waititi, Oscar-nominated director of Two Cars, One Night, and co-stars Loren Horsley. The Eagle vs. Shark DVD was released on January 8, 2008.
Eagle vs. Shark won Best Screenplay at the 2007 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
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Eagle vs. Shark Synopsis:
"It all begins with Lily (Loren Horsley), a lonely oddball and fast-food waitress who happens to be a hopeless romantic. Then there’s Jarrod (Jemaine Clement), the man of Lily’s dreams, another lonely oddball and video game clerk, who has spent the last decade plotting ultimate vengeance on a bully from his high school past.
When these two connect at a “dress as your favorite animal” party, she’s an anemic Shark and he’s a fluffy-headed Eagle. It’s a match that seems made in outcast heaven, but when Lily decides to risk everything for love, her hopes are nearly dashed. After a brief fling, Jarrod dumps Lily because he’s too busy “training” for his all-important payback mission. But neither of them can anticipate just what kind of grit the steadfastly optimistic Lily will show in her heartbreak. As Jarrod’s day of reckoning arrives, and everything hits the fan, Jarrod and Lily will find something that goes beyond romantic fantasies and revenge -- faith in who they are." ~ EvS Production Notes
"There's people in the world who don't even have sleeping bags."
~ Lily (Eagle vs. Shark)