Love blossoms for Lily over double Meaty Boy burgers at mid-day when uber-computer nerd Jarrod comes in and leaves with free extra large fries. After gatecrashing Jarrod's party and proving her skills on the game console, Lily goes down to Jarrod's home town with him so he can settle an old score with a past school bully.
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Loren Taylor
Lily
Jemaine Clement
Jarrod
Joel Tobeck
Damon
Brian Sergent
Jonah
Craig Hall
Doug
Rachel House
Nancy
Morag Hills
Vinny
Bernard Stewart
Zane
Taika Waititi
Gordon
David Fane
Eric Elisi
Director
Taika Waititi
Screenplay
Taika Waititi
Tagline
"There's Someone For Everyone... Luckily Love Is Blind."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Revenue
$1,300,000
Production
Whenua Films, Unison Films, New Zealand Film Commission
badelf
January 4, 2026
Before Taika Waititi became the maestro of cosmic absurdity in Thor: Ragnarok or crafted the poignant satire of Jojo Rabbit, he gave us this modest, peculiar gem; a story about two magnificently awkward people fumbling toward something resembling connection. Eagle vs Shark is his feature debut, and while it lacks the refinement and assurance of his later work, it already contains his essential DNA...
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