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Canadian Bacon (1995) 5.8
The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war against Canada. Director:Michael MooreWriter:Michael Moore |
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Stu Smiley
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Niagara Mountie
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Charles Jackal
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Brad Sullivan | ... |
Gus
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Edwin S. Simon
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Russian President
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Canadian Prime Minister
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Panzer's Aide
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The US economy is in a rut, and so is the president's approval rating. What we need is a good war, but the Russians aren't interested. Hey -- how about that big polite country to the north? Niagara Fall Sheriff Bud B. Boomer takes this all a bit too seriously, though. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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niagara falls | canada | u.s. president | anti propaganda | motorcycle cop |Taglines:
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22 September 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Kanadiko bacon See more »Box Office
Budget:
$11,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$178,104 (USA)Company Credits
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U.S. President: Yeah, why don't we call up and find out who's in charge over there this week.
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Performed and Produced by R.E.M.
Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil, and Barry Mann
Used by permission of Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.
Recorded and Mixed by John Keane
Recorded at Songbird Studios and John Keane Studios
Mixed at John Keane Studios
Engineered by David Romine and John Keane
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Mad Dog Vachon: the thug who arm wrestles with Rhea Perlman in a bar. Vachon was a hugely popular professional wrestler for over 40 years. See more »Goofs
Sheriff Boomer sprays French translations onto the side of his truck. In the next shot, the truck has only English. See more »Quotes
General Panzer: What do you want to do, sir? About Russia, sir?U.S. President: Yeah, why don't we call up and find out who's in charge over there this week.
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This film is dedicated to my grandfather, William J. Wall, a Canadian who came to America, and loved going to the movies. See more »Soundtracks
"Only In America"Performed and Produced by R.E.M.
Written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil, and Barry Mann
Used by permission of Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.
Recorded and Mixed by John Keane
Recorded at Songbird Studios and John Keane Studios
Mixed at John Keane Studios
Engineered by David Romine and John Keane
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The President of America's ratings have dropped. What he really needs to do is get a war to get his popularity up. However the usual bad guys aren't interested so he decides to start a talking war against Canada. Using the media to stir up anti-Canadian feeling his popularity rises but a group of American citizens take it too far and prepare for invasion.
Michael Moore is a rare talent and many of his programmes and films could be used as a model for anyone wanted to do satire and be both political and funny at the same time. When he's on form he puts our own Mark Thomas into the shade. However with this film he can't take a really good idea and make it last for 90 minutes. Most scenes with the President and his media war with Canada is really sharp and really funny – just like Moore at his best.
However it's the rest of the film outside of this one point that fails. It is just a rambling comedy that doesn't have anything to say or do. Moore is a little lost and it lacks bite and, sadly, laughs. The cast try hard and Candy is watchable if not at his best. Alda is good but a bit too light and friendly to be the president. The rest of the cast are amusing in different ways – Torn, Pollack, Nunn, Spadlin, Wright, Belushi etc are all good.
Overall Moore lacks his usual bite and this one good idea is lost in a film when really it could have been a good 15 minute sketch. The media war is funny and, post 9/11, is quite sharp even though it is a little too light, but outside of that the comments, ideas and laughs dry up.