Drawing Flies (1996)

Directors:

Matthew Gissing
Malcolm Ingram

Writers:

Malcolm Ingram (written by) and
Matthew Gissing (written by)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A good monster is a terrible thing to waste

Plot:

A young man, with the help of his unsuspecting roommates, hikes through the Canadian wilderness in search of Sasquatch.

Plot Keywords:

Sasquatch | Search | Beer Bust | Lost In Woods | Welfare

Cast

Jason Lee	...	Donner
Renée Humphrey	...	Meg
Jason Mewes	...	Az
Carmen Llywelyn	...	Cassidy (as Carmen Lee)
Martin Brooks	...	Jake
Gloria Ingram	...	Welfare Worker
Kristin Mosier	...	Girl working party door / Additional Bigfoot
Sheryl Brooks	...	Girl working party door
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Hippy Chick (as Lauren Lyle)
Kevin Smith	...	Himself (as Silent Bob)
Chris Pastras	...	Pierre
Brian Pearson	...	Velma hater
Ethan Suplee	...	Ethan (as Willam Black)
Fido	...	Cat at party
Lisa Zimmerman	...	Bartender

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

View Askew Productions

Trivia:

This is one of the two times Kevin Smith has appeared as Silent Bob in a film that's not his. The other was in Scream 3. There have been many debates. Does Kevin Smith really play Silent Bob despite Jason Mewes referring to him as 'John'. Most people believe Smith does play Silent Bob since he is in the same costume as 'Mallrats'

Quotes:

Crazy Scooby-Doo Guy: C'mon I'm getting closer to the door!

Soundtrack:

Have Not Been The Same

I Personally Thought that it was Good.

*** out of **** I really enjoyed this neat little Canadian Gem. It was funny, interesting, realistic, creepy, and original. I've seen it four times now, and it is just as good as when i saw it the first.

A group of slackers have no money and are on the verge of actually getting a job when one of them, Donner(Jason Lee), wants to go to his uncle's cabin in the woods with them. What they don't realize is that Donner is going insane and really just wants to look for Sasquach. They're too stoned to realize this though and proceed with him into the woods.

The best thing about this film is definitely Jason Lee's performance. He gives so much depth and personality that could have otherwise been disposable. The rest of the characters are pretty much spot on. They are mostly likable, especially Renee Humphrey's character. The only one who doesn't quite work is Jason Mewes, although he is still funny as usual. In fact, the only real reason why his character doesn't work is because he practically plays the same person as he usually does. But he's good at it, so it doesn't really matter. Carmen Lee gives the film a nice dose of sanity while Martin Brooks does his thing.

I love the rough feel of the film and i like how deadpan it is. It is perfectly enjoyable. Maybe not life changing, but still pretty cool. Check it out, if you can find it!!! I showed it to my little sister and she loved it!!!