Love Mussel
| Love Mussel | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Hurst |
| Written by | Stephen Sinclair |
| Produced by | Rachel Jean |
| Starring | Kevin Smith |
| Cinematography | Dale McCready |
| Edited by | Nicola Smith |
| Music by | Jason Smith |
Production company | Frame Up Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 47 min |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Love Mussel is a 2001 New Zealand television film. It is a mockumentary where Kevin Smith, playing himself, investigates a town who are harvesting an aphrodisiac species of geoduck (pronounced as gooey duck).[1][2] First commissioned for a Sunday drama series, it was originally intended to star Sam Neill.[3]
Synopsis
Kevin Smith is creating a documentary in the town of Ureroa where they have the Gooey Duck, a shellfish with Viagra-like properties. Focussing on locals, Bob and Noeline, who harvest the shellfish, Smith tries one himself with disastrous consequences.[4]
Cast
- Kevin Smith as Kevin Smith
- Geoff Snell as Bob Fife
- Vicky Haughton as Noeline Fife
- Jacqueline van Beek as Fiona Mathieson
- Jennifer Ward-Lealand as Doctor
- Peter Feeney as Rod Umber
- Greg Johnson as Donald Strack
- Michael Hurst as Stephen Jessop
- Pinky Agnew as Jenny Shipley
- John Campbell as John Campbell
Reception
Jane Bowron in The Evening Post said it was "Made along the lines of Frontline, the gentle Australian satire about the shenanigans of a TV channel" and wrote "Of course it was supposed to be terribly funny that a chap of Smith's obvious sexual charms (he always looks like he might strip at any moment) would develop an erotic appetite for the MP for Ashburton."[5] The Listener's Diana Wichtel said "as a comedian [Kevin Smith] put his Me Tarzan good looks to even better use. Thanks to him, a lively script and deft directing, Love Mussel was a good, honest laugh."[6]
References
- ^ "Sex and the gooey duck", The Evening Post, 16 July 2001
- ^ Hoby, Katherine (18 July 2001), "Ureroa plays host to Kevin Smith's 'Love Mussel'", The New Zealand Herald
- ^ Hughes, Owen (2 February 2017), "A Perspective", NZ On Screen
- ^ "Can ya' feel the love", The Press, 17 July 2001
- ^ Bowron, Jane (28 July 2001), "Spot the real gooey duck", The Evening Post
- ^ Wichtel, Diana (4 August 2001), "Love Mussel", The Listener
External links
- Love Mussel at IMDb
- Love Mussel at NZ On Screen