Allan Zavod

Allan Zavod

Birth : 1945-10-16, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death : 2016-11-29

History

Allan Zavod was born on October 16, 1945 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a composer, known for The Time Guardian (1987), Martians Go Home (1989) and Communion (1989). He was married to Christine. He died on November 29, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.

Profile

Allan Zavod

Movies

Dead End
Original Music Composer
Deja-vu, as an ex-detective turned best selling true crime author is confronted by the copycat unsolved serial killings he investigated as a cop ten years ago. And now, all fingers are pointed in his direction. This, compounded by Todd's severe, mysterious headaches and his untimely discovery that he's been adopted, turn his life into his own worst nightmare.
Justice
Music
An alcoholic homeless man is framed for a murder of an Internal Affairs detective committed by fellow detectives who she was investigating. With the help of the mother of a teenage runaway he helped, the homeless man tries to prove his innocence.
Back in Business
Music
An ex-cop gets pulled back in an undercover mission for the FBI by his former partner. The mission is to catch drug runners, but it is also sting operation against dirty cops, some of whom set up the ex-cops' dismissal from the force.
Art Deco Detective
Music
While investigating the murder of a movie star, a detective finds that he himself is being set up for the crime.
Garbo
Music
Comedy about two Australian garbage collectors starring Los Trios Ringbarkus.
Project Alien
Music
In Norway a military plane crashes under mysterious circumstances: in his last message the pilot reported many lights falling from the sky. NATO wants to play down the incident, but the famous TV moderator George Abbot and the no less persistent journalist Milker sense a sensational story about UFOs and start snooping around in the area with help of pilot "Bird" McNamara. Inspired by the suspiciously rigorous isolation of the whole area around the crash point and cases of an unknown disease they have a closer look at the military's activities...
Martians Go Home
Music
Song writer Mark Devereaux accidentally calls millions of green Martians to invade Earth. No they aren't dangerous, just wise-cracking, intrusive, pain in neck, annoyances. No one can escape their distracting influence. It's up to Mark to figure out how they got here, and most importantly, how to get rid of them before they drive everyone crazy!
Communion
Original Music Composer
A novelist's wife and son see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.
A Sting in the Tail
Music
Diane Lane is intelligent and ambitious. When she is elected to Parliament her idealism and commitment give her unpopular party a boost. Everyone, including the Prime Minister, is eager to share her limelight. Diane’s ambition is not satisfied with her new position. Diane’s married lover, Barry Robbins, the Minister for Health, is unaware of Diane’s ultimate plan. Her closest friend, Louise Parker, a political journalist, is a bit more realistic about what women can achieve; she too has a higher goal in mind.
The Time Guardian
Original Music Composer
In the distant future, the human race nears extinction and a new race of beast-like creatures rule the earth. The few surviving people live in the City, a huge protected construction with the ability to travel in both space and time. The City travels back to our time to save humanity...
Howling III: The Marsupials
Original Music Composer
A strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. Is this a dangerous combination?
Death of a Soldier
Music
Based on a true story, James Coburn portrays a military lawyer assigned to defend a confessed psychotic killer. Set in the context of WWII and the uneasy US-Australian military alliance. The accused killer claims to have killed 3 women in order to possess their voices. Despite the defense lawyer's concerns that the killer is not fit to stand trial, the US military presses forward with the case and its desire to have the killer executed in order to strengthen the shaky alliance.
A Taste of Money
Music
Chronicling rising star Constance Money's emotional and sexual turmoil.
Olympic Fever
Music
A struggling Olympic swimmer uses a special dietary supplement to improve her performance, drawing the attention of the Russian team.