Canvas (1992)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Alain Zaloum

Writers:

Alain Zaloum (writer) &
Brenda Newman (writer)

Genre:

Crime

Plot:

In order to save his brother from being killed by a group of murderous art thieves, a New York artist agrees to help in an art heist.

Plot Keywords:

Painting | Art Dealer | Burglary | Burglar | Errand Boy

Cast

Gary Busey	...	Ozzy Decker
John Rhys-Davies	...	Nick
Vittorio Rossi	...	Frank Dante
Nick Cavaiola	...	Tony Dante
Cary Lawrence	...	Nathalie
Michael McGill	...	Chris Williams
Jonathan Palis	...	Alfie
Mark Camacho	...	Mario
Alexandra Innes	...	Anna Maxwell
Aron Tager	...	Jimmy
Mark Bromilow	...	Brian
Tyrone Benskin	...	Det. Austin
Ming Lai Chung	...	Dr. Chin
Leni Parker	...	Simone
Tedd Dillon	...	Alfie's bodyguard

Also Known As:

Canvas: The Fine Art of Crime

Runtime:

Canada:90 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Optima productions

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Experienced art dealers and collectors would surely know how to pronounce the names of famous artists. They mispronounce the name of Paul Klee here as though it rhymes with "flea", when it in fact sounds like "Clay".

Soundtrack:

Torna A Surriento

Entertaining caper flick

Canvas will never be anyone's idea of a classic, but deft casting and a reasonably interesting story help it to overcome its low budget. Gary Busey does his usual bug-eyed bad guy thing, which is always fine with me, but John Rhys-Davies makes the film work as an art thief with a heart of gold. The rest of the cast is strictly minor league level, though Vittorio Rossi is not bad as the artist caught up in a web of crime. A thoroughly reasonable way to spend 90 minutes in front of the tube.