Canadian Bacon (1995)

Réalisateur:

Michael Moore

Scénariste (WGA):

Michael Moore (written by)

Release Date:

22 septembre 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie

Accroche:

It Gets Lonely at the Top, When There's No More Butt to Kick.

Plot:

The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war against Canada.

Plot Keywords:

Central Intelligence Agency | Police Officer | Canadian Stereotype | Canada | Niagara Falls

Avis des utilisateurs:

Full of lame stereotypes, low on cutting political commentary

Ensemble

John Candy	...	Sheriff Bud Boomer
Alan Alda	...	President of the United States
Rhea Perlman	...	Honey
Kevin Pollak	...	Stu Smiley
Rip Torn	...	General Dick Panzer
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Roy Boy
Bill Nunn	...	Kabral
G.D. Spradlin	...	R. J. Hacker (as G. D. Spradlin)
Steven Wright	...	Niagara Mountie
James Belushi	...	Charles Jackal (as Jim Belushi)
Brad Sullivan	...	Gus
Stanley Anderson	...	Edwin S. Simon
Richard Council	...	Russian President
Wallace Shawn	...	Canadian Prime Minister
Michael Copeman	...	Panzer's Aide

Durée:

91 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby SR

Classification:

USA:PG (NO. 33582) | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:PG

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Buffalo, New York, USA

Company:

Dog Eat Dog Films

Anecdotes:

A deleted scene featured James Belushi and Mary Charlotte Wilcox as Canadian border guards wearing beaver hats (in addition to Belushi's role as the rehabilitated news reporter). They improvised the entire scene. Afterwards, Belushi (a relative newcomer to the comedy scene) told comedy veteran Wilcox (whom he didn't recognize) that "you're kind of funny" and that she should try to get into the comedy business.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When approaching Toronto, they have a view of the skyline. This view could only have been obtained from the Toronto Island which is not accessible by road.

Guillemet:

Boomer: There it is, men. Toronto.
Roy Boy: It's beautiful. Like no other city I've ever seen. It's like Albany. Only cleaner.

Connexions De Film:

Edited from WarGames (1983)

Soundtrack:

Toy Never Played With

Full of lame stereotypes, low on cutting political commentary

Being born here, I have lived with "humourous" portrayals of Canadians on TV and in movies since I was born. Do they get funnier with age? No, they don't, and Canadian Bacon is chock full of them. A Mountie wearing full dress reds? Yeah, I see THAT everyday. C'mon. Although the movie is supposed to be flattering to Canada, it's really only Michael Moore's twisted perception of how we live here. In Bowling for Columbine, for instance, he made it look as if we all leave our doors unlocked. Newsflash: It depends where in the country you live. I'll bet there are places in the states (actually, I know there are places in the states) where people leave their doors unlocked.

Canadian Bacon is a half assed attempt at humour, and a half assed attempt at political commentary. Does this make for a whole ass? Nope, just two missed-matched ass halves that don't fit together. This movie is crap.