The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada is a Canadian short film, directed by Colin Brunton and released in 1988.[1]
| The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Colin Brunton |
| Written by | David McFadden Colin Brunton John Pearson |
| Produced by | Colin Brunton Bruce McDonald |
| Starring | Gerry Quigley Colin Brunton Carmela Albero |
| Cinematography | Gerald Packer |
| Edited by | Bruce McDonald |
| Music by | The Gun Club Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet |
| Distributed by | Screamin' Banshee Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 26 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
A mockumentary,[2] the film centres on Brownie McFadden (Gerry Quigley), a documentary filmmaker who is trying to track down two guys from Owen Sound, Ontario who flew to the moon in a homemade rocket in 1959 — ten years before the Apollo 11 mission — but were too polite and unassuming, too stereotypically Canadian, to publicly take credit for the achievement.[2] Although he fails in his quest to locate the space travellers, he undergoes a variety of other experiences, including losing his virginity to an older woman, and being followed by a blind cyclist who is travelling across Canada in a parody of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope.[3]
The cast also includes Clarence Haynes, Lynn Haynes, Larry Hudson, Ron Cook, Ellen Dean and Marsh Phillips.[3]
Accolades edit
The film won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 10th Genie Awards.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Art flicks". Toronto Star, September 9, 1988.
- ^ a b "Watch for Roadkill in cine-ville". Toronto Star, April 4, 1997.
- ^ a b Rick McGinnis, "Colin Brunton's The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada"]. Cinema Canada, October 1988. p. 42.
- ^ "List of 1989 award winners". Ottawa Citizen, March 23, 1989.
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