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Director:
Thom Fitzgerald
Writer:
Thom Fitzgerald
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Release Date:
7 November 1997 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Romance See more »
Tagline:
It's hard to go home... ten years after your death.
Plot:
William, a once obese and troubled teen, goes back to his family's home after being gone, without word... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
21 wins & 10 nominations See more »
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User Reviews:
8/10 See more (29 total) »

Cast

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Ian Parsons ... Little Sweet William

Peter MacNeill ... Whiskey Mac
Troy Veinotte ... Teen Sweet William

Kerry Fox ... Rosemary
Mark Austin ... Preacher

Joel S. Keller ... Fletcher
Heather Rankin ... Black-Eyed Susan
Christine Dunsworth ... Violet
Seana McKenna ... Iris
Joan Orenstein ... Grace

Chris Leavins ... Sweet William
Ashley MacIsaac ... Basil--Fiddler
Jocelyn Cunningham ... Laurel
Jim Faraday ... Mr. MacDougal

Sarah Polley ... Teen Rosemary
Renee Penney ... Grace the Nun
Martha Irving ... Dusty Miller

Annabelle Dexter ... Bud (as Annabelle Raine Dexter)
Michael Weir ... Police Officer
Tom Chambers ... Police Officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lucy Decoutere ... Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Francine Deschepper ... Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Thom Fitzgerald ... Preacher (voice) (uncredited)
Jaime Robertson ... Best Man (uncredited)
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Directed by
Thom Fitzgerald 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Thom Fitzgerald 

Produced by
Gilles Bélanger .... line producer
Thom Fitzgerald .... producer
Louise Garfield .... producer
Arnie Gelbart .... producer
Mark Hammond .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
John Roby 
 
Cinematography by
Daniel Jobin (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Susan Shanks 
 
Production Design by
Taavo Soodor 
 
Art Direction by
Charlotte Harper 
 
Set Decoration by
Darlene Shiels 
 
Costume Design by
James A. Worthen 
 
Makeup Department
Paulette Cable .... key hair stylist
Rose Klatt .... key makeup artist
Colleen Ryan .... assistant hair stylist
 
Production Management
Ian Whitehead .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barbara Badessi .... second third assistant director
Shandi Mitchell .... first assistant director (as Shandi Mitchell-Macleod)
Barry Nichols .... second assistant director
Pierrette Pretty .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Marsha Cameron .... set dresser
Gary Allen Ferguson .... property master
Richard Fraser .... construction manager
Randy Hardy .... key scenic
Dylan McDonald .... assistant property master (as Dylan MacDonald)
 
Sound Department
Eric Apps .... adr engineer
Richard Betanzos .... supervising sound editor
Scott Donald .... dialog editor
Philippe Espantoso .... sound re-recording mixer
Steven Gurman .... supervising sound editor
Georges Hannan .... sound
Peter Harper .... sound re-recording mixer
Paul Hubert .... foley artist
Janice Ierulli .... adr supervisor
Phil Reznick .... sound editor
Cory Rizos .... sound effects editor
Greg Shim .... adr engineer
Glenn Tussman .... supervising sound editor
André Vincelli .... dialogue editor
 
Visual Effects by
François Aubry .... visual effects
 
Stunts
Michel Leblanc .... stunts chief rigger
Lawrence Willett .... stunts effects rigger
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Dan Callis .... still photographer
Bob Chiasson .... grip
Andrea Dorfman .... second assistant camera
Darryl Duzak .... electrician
Jacques Girard .... gaffer (as Jacques 'Jackson' Girard)
Kevin MacNeil .... key grip
Christopher Reardon .... still photographer (as Chris Reardon)
Conrad Roy .... best boy
Robert Zimmerman .... assistant camera
 
Casting Department
Marsha Chesley .... casting director: Toronto
John Dunsworth .... casting director: Halifax
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jeanie Kimber .... wardrobe buyer
Sian Morris Ross .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Claudine Blain .... negative cutter
Vladimir Zabransky .... color timer
 
Music Department
Richard Betanzos .... music editor
Mike Jones .... music engineer
Ron Proulx .... music supervisor
Jane Siberry .... musician
 
Transportation Department
Jack Niven .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Mark Austin .... location manager
Jean Brien .... production accountant
Danielle Depeyre .... script supervisor
Derek Filiatrault .... pre-production coordinator
John Frizzell .... script consultant
André Lacroix .... location assistant
Karla Morash .... production coordinator
Michael Weller .... script consultant
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, language, and a scene of a hanging, and some teen drug use
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
91 min
Country:
UK | Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, CanadaSee more »
Company:
Alliance Communications CorporationSee more »

Did You Know?

Quotes:
Grace the Nun:Father, can you come and bless this Virgin
[statue]
Grace the Nun:for the lady, please?
Iris:No no, that's not necessary, please don't bother him ...
Grace the Nun:That's what he's here for, it's included! Father, are you ready to bless the Virgin or what?
[The priest comes up to the store counter and picks up the Virgin statuette.]
Grace the Nun:Oh hang on now, she hasn't got the receipt. How many times do I tell you, don't bless the Virgin until you get the receipt!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) (TV)See more »

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11 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
8/10, 2 September 2004
Author: desperateliving from Canada

I'd seen portions of this film on TV when I was about 12, and it frightened me -- I thought it a perversely arousing horror film. Watching it now, I see that it's actually a pretty smartly made literary piece about a family (I could only remember the disturbing images indicated by the film's title). It does have its share of comedy -- there's a lightness in tone that comes mainly from the profuse swearing of the Maritime newlywed (Kerry Fox) who takes part in one of the more awkward marriage processions in recent memory (which also features Ashley MacIsaac on fiddle), and whose marriage instigates the return of her ten-years-gone brother, William. The telling of the film is centered around three tenses of William's life -- his childhood memories, his fat teenage years, and his current appearance -- which are cut up, rearranged, and presented to us, though the unique thing is that Fitzgerald chooses also to surreally intersperse them together into the present one: our current William sees his young self using food as a comfort, and he sees his teen self leave behind his obese body in favor of his current slim frame.

I liked the way that Fitzgerald chose to tackle the mind's abstract identity in this very literal way and I think it makes the film more interesting than its abusive-father/thoughtful-mother family drama otherwise would be. There are some nice touches in the film, like William's apparent young sister who he seems to have swapped gender roles with, and there are some really clever scenes like the one where the current William rushes to help his father -- and his father seeing that his grown son has been playing dress-up; or the scene where his mother has to listen to her son's first sexual experience with a woman. The performances are uniformly good for the film's intent, but Sarah Polley stands out as doing something beyond what's merely required. 8/10

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