I Love a Man in Uniform (1993)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

David Wellington

Writer:

David Wellington (writer)

Release Date:

24 June 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Henry Adler lives in Ontario by himself, regularly visits his gruff and critical father, and works in a bank; he's also an actor...

Plot Keywords:

Actor | City | Psychopath | Suicide | Violence

Awards:

7 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Tom McCamus	...	Henry Adler
Brigitte Bako	...	Charlie Warner
Kevin Tighe	...	Frank
David Hemblen	...	Father
Alex Karzis	...	Bruce
Graham McPherson	...	Mr. Pearson
Daniel MacIvor	...	Director
Wendy Hopkins	...	Casting Director
Kirsten Kieferle	...	Anita
Paulina Gillis	...	Janet
Dana Brooks	...	Marilyn
Steve Ambrose	...	Bank Robber
Michael Hogan	...	Detective Itch
Mark Melymick	...	Lt. Edam
Cynthia Gillespie	...	Crimewave A.D

Also Known As:

A Man in Uniform

Runtime:

Spain:97 min | UK:97 min | USA:99 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Germany:16 (re-rating) (2005) | Germany:18 (original rating) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (video premiere) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Alliance Communications Corporation

Goofs:

Continuity: Henry's brand new portable police radio works without having any batteries installed.

Soundtrack:

Radio Show

A Great Canadian Secret

As far as Canadian films go, this isn't bad. Canadian cinema is usually poorly regarded with Canada, and not without reason mind you, but there some great examples of descent film making in this country. Unfortunately, most Canadians are ignorant to those examples and "ILaMiU" is no exception.

I haven't seen it since its premier night in Vancouver, but I have never forgotten about it either. Sure its production standards probably don't meet those of Hollywood or the UK and Continental Europe's, (it looked to be shot on high resolution video from what I remember) but that is just one aspect that shouldn't rule out this film entirely. It is more sophisticated than the many films released before it, yet it doesn't ring with the pretentions of an Egoyan film. It is a solid, descent, and reasonably straightforward character study. It also has the highly undervalued, under-used, and very beautiful Brigette Bako. "ILaMiU" is worth checking out