Passenger Side is a 2009 drama film written and directed by Matt Bissonnette and produced by Corey Marr.[1] It stars Adam Scott, Joel Bissonnette and Robin Tunney. It premiered at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival before screening at numerous film festivals worldwide, including the Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival and Whistler Film Festival.

Passenger Side
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMatt Bissonnette
Screenplay byMatthew Bissonnette
Produced byCorey Marr
StarringAdam Scott
Joel Bissonnette
Robin Tunney
Gale Harold
CinematographyJonathon Cliff
Edited byMatthew Hannam
Distributed byStrand Releasing
IFC Films
Corey Marr Productions Axiom Films (UK and Ireland)
Release date
  • June 2009 (2009-06)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

It won the Citytv Award for Best Canadian Feature at the Edmonton International Film Festival, and was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2009.[2]

Passenger Side was released theatrically in Canada in May 2009 by Corey Marr Productions and Kinosmith. It has been picked up by Strand Releasing in the U.S., Axiom Film in the U.K. and IFC Films internationally.

Plot

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On the morning of his thirty-seventh birthday, Michael Brown (Adam Scott) receives a telephone call from his estranged brother Tobey (Joel Bissonnette). The two set off on a day-long odyssey in Michael's old BMW across a wild and weird Los Angeles in search of Tobey's “reason for living.” They encounter a series of surprising, comical characters and reach an unexpected, magical destination.

Cast

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Music

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Music features heavily in the film, including songs by numerous Canadian performers, such as D.O.A., Leonard Cohen, and SNFU.

Soundtrack

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References

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  1. ^ John Griffin, "Great music and dialogue as a contact sport; passenger side Ex-N.D.G.er Matt Bissonnette directs a winning road movie". Montreal Gazette, October 9, 2009.
  2. ^ "Dolan, Nadda films among Canada's best of the year". Waterloo Region Record, December 26, 2009.
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