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The film stars Norman, Allen Garfield and Allan Arbus as New York businessmen trying to take over a newly independent Polynesian nation. [5] Production began in 1986 but, due to various issues, Cohen and Norman were unable to complete the film until 2016.
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
Mar 31, 2018 · “Chief Zabu” is a fascinating cult comedy for an odd collection of reasons, not the least of which is the punchy comic chemistry that flows between died-in-the-wool New Yorkers Zack Norman and Allen Garfield.
Aug 8, 2020 · In 1986, fledging writer Neil Cohen and enigmatic character actor Zach Norman ( Romancing the Stone) teamed up to film Chief Zabu, a low-budget comedy about a New York real estate developer with political ambitions that was filmed almost entirely on the Bard College campus.
Apr 13, 2021 · CHIEF ZABU, about a status-seeking real-estate dealer who dreams of having political influence (talk about a work finding its moment!), is most known to show business types as the film featured in an ad Norman ran in Variety for about a decade starting in 1981.
Aug 16, 2017 · Initially, the ad, first bought in 1981, was a jokey bit of self-promotion, and subsequently a tease for “Chief Zabu” when it was in production. But the movie stalled in postproduction.
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Apr 7, 2020 · “The reason I did [the 1988 movie] Chief Zabu is that Allen Garfield is from the Actors Studio, I’m from the Actors Studio, and we worked together there on stuff,” actress Marianna Hill...
