Drawing Flies (1996)

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

Directors:

Matthew Gissing, Malcolm Ingram

Writers:

Malcolm Ingram, Matthew Gissing

Stars:

Jason Lee, Renée Humphrey, Jason Mewes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Donner and his roomates are out of money and about to get evicted from their home. So as a diversion from their situation, he invites them to his father's cabin in the Canadian wilderness. They all go along, but soon learn that there's no cabin - he's really trying to find Sasquatch.

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Plot Keywords:

sasquatch | search | cult film | self discovery | beer bust | 

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Taglines:

A good monster is a terrible thing to waste

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

View Askew Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Donner sits down in the den, a poster for Edward Scissorhands is visible behind him.

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Quotes

Donner: My day is coming and you just sit there judging me like I'm some fucking maniac. This is huge. This is everything.

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Crazy Credits

Paul Kehayas - music-man-a-go-go

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Connections

Referenced in An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Have Not Been The Same"
Written by Anselmi / Hamm / Russell / Sigmund / Thorvaldson
Performed by Slow

User Reviews

approach with caution.....

For those of you expecting a great Kevin Smith comedy, this is not it. This is basically a very good student film. The pace of this film is really uneven and the non-Jason Lee characters needed a little more depth. The sound and picture quality is a bit low - the audio almost drops out a couple times.

the good news: if you're a fan of Jason Lee you'll enjoy this one. He pulls an "Atlas" and carries the entire film. There is also some suprisingly good cinematography. I was suprised to see that 90% of the cast of Mallrats is in it.

bottom line: rent first, buy later.