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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   3,228 votes
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Director:
Anne Wheeler
Writer:
Peggy Thompson (screenplay)
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Release Date:
8 July 1999 (Germany) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
A Delicious Comedy
Plot:
Two attractive young lesbians, Maggie and Kim, meet in Vancouver, develop a passionate romance, and move in together... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Interview with Christina Cox
 (From AfterEllen.com. 29 July 2009, 9:49 PM, PDT)
Hong Kong Orders Posters For Movie Removed
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 6 April 2000)
User Comments:
Not the best lesbian film more (97 total)

Cast

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Wendy Crewson ... Lila
Karyn Dwyer ... Maggie

Christina Cox ... Kim
Ann-Marie MacDonald ... Frances

Marya Delver ... Carla
Kevin Mundy ... Paul

Tony Nappo ... Tony
Jay Brazeau ... Mr. Marcus
Beatrice Zeilanger ... Bernice (as Beatrice Zeilinger)
Peter Outerbridge ... Judy
Gerald Varga ... Skin Head 1
Robert Parent ... Skin Head 2
Corrine Koslo ... Safe Sex Advocate

Veena Sood ... Religious Zealot
Tony Marr ... Lila's Boss
Colleen Wheeler ... Woman in Real Estate Office
Jennifer Griffin ... Woman in Washroom (as Jenn Griffin)
A.J. Bond ... Courier (as A. J. Bond)
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Directed by
Anne Wheeler 
 
Writing credits
Peggy Thompson (screenplay)

Produced by
Christopher Adkins .... associate producer
Sharon McGowan .... producer
Rosamond Norbury .... associate producer
Peggy Thompson .... co-producer
Wolfram Tichy .... co-executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Graeme Coleman (original score composed by)
 
Non-Original Music by
Giuseppe Verdi (from opera "La Traviata") (as Verdi)
 
Cinematography by
Gregory Middleton (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Alison Grace 
 
Production Design by
David Roberts 
 
Art Direction by
Kate King 
 
Set Decoration by
Penny A. Chalmers  (as Penny Chalmers)
 
Costume Design by
Brad Gough 
 
Makeup Department
Johnny Bellas .... hair stylist
Gina Hole .... makeup artist
Linda Mackie .... assistant hair stylist
Linda Mackie .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
Kim Steer .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Debra Herst .... third assistant director
Patrice Leung .... additional assistant director
Seanna Macpherson .... first assistant director (as Seanna McPherson)
Kelly Marcusson .... second assistant director
Ben Rhames .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
J.C. Almeida .... carpenter (as JC Almeida)
Robyn Badger .... assistant set decorator
Jonathan Blackshaw .... signwriter
Susan Bouley .... carpenter
Jennifer Broose .... visual artist
Mary-Ann Charney .... set dresser
Lincoln Clarkes .... visual artist
Richard Cole .... painter
Jo Cook .... visual artist
Tony Devenyi .... set decorator: prep
David N. Dorrington .... construction coordinator
Troy Eirich .... on-set props
Ide Foyle .... set dresser: prep
Chris Gilpin .... set decorating assistant
Tami M. Greer .... set dresser (as Tami Greer)
Lori Hagan .... painter
Kate Kashetsky .... on-set dresser
Denise Kenney .... set decorating assistant
Cosi McGovern .... set decorating assistant
Steve Miller .... set decorating assistant (as Stephen Miller)
Carel Moiseiwitsch .... artist: Kim's drawings
Sacha Moiseiwitsch .... props master
Jim Munro .... carpenter
Sheila Norgate .... visual artist
Gord Peterson .... painter
Carol Phiniotis .... set decorating assistant
Tim Rose .... head carpenter
Kim T. Searow .... buyer
Kim T. Searow .... set dresser
Kevin Wanjoff .... set decorating assistant
 
Sound Department
Thor Andersen .... boom operator
John Boe .... sound assistant
Hennie Britton .... foley artist
Dean Giammarco .... re-recording engineer
Matt Hale .... post-production sound assistant
Don Harrison .... foley artist
Patrick Haskill .... sound effects editor
Heidi Holm .... post-production sound assistant
Philip Hunter .... dialogue editor
Allison Lewis .... adr supervisor
Gael MacLean .... sound designer
Jonathan McCleery .... post-production sound assistant (as Jon McCleery)
Timothy Mehlenbacher .... adr recordist
Gina Mueller .... dialogue editor
Maureen Murphy .... foley artist
Iain Pattison .... re-recording engineer
Rick Patton .... location sound mixer
Paul A. Sharpe .... re-recording engineer
Daniel Sperry .... technician: Dolby (as Dan Sperry)
David Drainie Taylor .... shooter guy
John Taylor .... post-production sound assistant
Matthew Wilson .... sound effects editor
Rusty Dunn .... foley editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Tony Lazarowich .... special effects
W.A. Andrew Sculthorp .... special effects (as Andrew Schulthorp)
 
Stunts
Marny Eng .... stunt coordinator
Fiona Roeske .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Baxter .... best boy electric (as Billy Baxter)
Jay Clennan .... dolly grip
Reid Cohoon .... grip
Jesse Deacon .... lamp operator
Ivan Stanley Din .... daily grip (as Ivan Stanley Dim)
Jason Dryden .... best boy grip
Danielle Dutch .... camera trainee
Wayne Giles .... lamp operator
Kevin Haverty .... second assistant camera
John-David Hutchison .... gaffer
Heather London .... key grip
Stephen Maier .... focus puller
Rosamond Norbury .... still photographer
Avron Sher .... lamp operator
Guy Skinner .... lamp operator
Shawn Soucy .... lamp operator
Matthew Walkley .... lamp operator
Peter Webster .... daily grip
Ann Wraith .... generator operator
 
Casting Department
Gail Carr .... casting: Toronto
Lynne Carrow .... casting: Vancouver
Claire Hewitt .... casting: Toronto
Greg Milton .... extras casting
Audrey Skalbania .... extras casting
Carole Tarlington .... casting: Vancouver
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marnie Ander .... wardrobe set supervisor
Cathy Darby .... wardrobe assistant
Tracey Pincott .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
David Armstrong .... color timer (as Dave Armstrong)
Earl Fudger .... assistant editor
Ryan Hogan .... colorist: dailies
Ingrid Rosen .... negative cutter: Original Conforming Services
Gary Shaw .... video colorist
Nicole Thompson .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Dayna Manning .... composer: original music
Matthew Safran .... assistant source music supervisor: S.L. Feldman & Associates
Janet York .... source music supervisor: S.L. Feldman & Associates
 
Transportation Department
Jon Bak .... transport coordinator: prep
Murray Brown .... driver
Darren Collins .... driver
Darrell Fundytus .... driver
Ron Steele .... transport coordinator
Chris Wild .... driver
 
Other crew
Christopher Adkins .... unit publicist
Gregory Astop .... assistant location manager (as Greg Astop)
George Baptiste .... intern to producer
Andrea Bastin .... production coordinator
Barbara Beeby .... extras craft service
Barbara Beeby .... extras first aid
Tammy Bentz .... stand-in
Jennifer Bishop .... choreographer
Jessica Blackbourn .... location production assistant
Andrew Boutilier .... location production assistant
Bryan Boyd .... caterer
Jana Burge .... stand-in
Ronit Cohen .... researcher
Derrick Craig .... location production assistant
Carol DiPasquale .... office production assistant
Jennifer Donoghue .... location production assistant
Walter Donohue .... story editor
Heather Douglas .... assistant to director
Judith Downes .... legal counsel
Vicki Egilsson .... accounting assistant
Al Farman .... security coordinator
Claude Forest .... insurance broker
Patti Henderson .... script supervisor
Barbara Hodgson .... title designer
Wendy Hyman .... production accountant
Bruce C. Jones .... security coordinator (as Bruce Jones)
Sharon McGowan .... presenter
Brad Medhurst .... location production assistant
Terry Mialkowsky .... location production assistant
Ed Nesling .... locations: preparation
Ana Oparnica .... location production assistant
Mark Overland .... office production assistant
Len Peterson .... office production assistant
Theresa Puskar .... stand-in
Brian Quigley .... assistant coordinator
Neil Robertson .... location manager
Katherine Roussos .... craft service (as Kat Roussos)
Katherine Roussos .... first aid (as Kat Roussos)
Roz Shakespeare .... consultant
Peggy Thompson .... presenter
Shane Travis .... location production assistant
Michael Tse .... caterer
Sam Virag .... location production assistant
Ron Wakaluk .... location scout
Peter Eliot Weiss .... story editor
Anne Wheeler .... story editor
Jason Williams .... location production assistant
 
Thanks
Tracey Bell .... thanks
Darleen Blaeser .... thanks
Diane Boehme .... thanks
John Boe .... thanks
Heather Campbell .... thanks
Sandra Deeth .... thanks
Jim Deva .... thanks: Little Sister's Book & Art Emporium
Siobhan Devine .... thanks
David Dewar .... thanks
John Dippong .... thanks
Janine Fuller .... thanks: Little Sister's Book & Art Emporium
John Fulton .... thanks
Ian Gardner .... thanks (as Ian Gardner [Afrodesia])
Louise Garfield .... thanks
John Genzel .... thanks
Robin Hand .... thanks
Bob Hunka .... thanks
Luben Izov .... thanks (as Lubin Izov)
Arvi Liimatainen .... thanks
Leah MacFadyen .... thanks
Wendy MacKeigan .... thanks (as Wendy McKeigan)
Richard Martin .... thanks
John McCullough .... thanks
Charlotte Mickie .... thanks
Stephen Miller .... thanks (as Stephen Miller [Vel Veeta])
Jim Murphy .... special thanks: Motion International
Tracy Napier .... thanks (as T. Napier)
Jane O'Hara .... thanks
Rino Pace .... thanks
Alexandra Raffe .... thanks
Helen Ryane .... thanks
Regine Schmid .... special thanks: TiMe Medienvertribs GmbH
Ingrid Sheer .... thanks
Jay Sheer .... thanks (as Jay)
Beck Shields .... thanks
Bruce Smythe .... thanks: Little Sister's Book & Art Emporium
Bonnelle Strickling .... thanks
Harold Tichenor .... thanks
Wolfram Tichy .... special thanks: TiMe Medienvertribs GmbH
Saeko Usukawa .... thanks
Kate Weiss .... thanks
Laura Wheeler .... thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Maggie & Lila (USA) (working title)
Meilleur que le chocolat (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive strong sexual content, nudity and language.
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
101 min | USA:102 min (unrated version)
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Singapore:(Banned) | Canada:18A | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:III | UK:15 | USA:R | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Iceland:12
Filming Locations:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Company:
British Columbia Film more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Boom mic visible: After Judy and Lila have their duet in the condo, the boom mic dips briefly into the top of the frame. more
Quotes:
Lila: Kim, dear, do you have a boyfriend?
Kim: [politely] No, I don't.
[a meaningful look into Meggie's direction]
Kim: Funny, that.
[Meggie starts to giggle]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Not the best lesbian film, 10 August 2006
6/10
Author: IAmTheEnemy from United Kingdom

I liked this movie. It wasn't the best lesbian film I've seen, but it's quite sweet.

I'll get the bad points of the movie out of the way first. My main problem with the film was that the characters weren't really deep. You couldn't really relate to them much as the makers only skimmed the surface of their personalities. I felt the same way with the plot, too. It needed a few viewings before I could really get into this film.

On the other hand. Although a little bland, the characters where still quite sweet. And funny. My favourite being Judy, the loveliest drag-queen ever!

If you like romantic little stories, and are a fan of gay cinema - then you should see this movie.

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