Men with Brooms (2002)

Director:

Paul Gross

Writers:

Paul Gross (story) &
John Krizanc (story) ...
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Release Date:

22 November 2002 (Turkey)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

There's More Than One Way To Sweep a Woman Off Her Feet.

Plot:

Paul Gross stars as the leader of a recently reunited curling team from a small Canadian town. This...

Plot Keywords:

Championship | Curling | Coach | Funeral Home | Father Daughter Relationship

Awards:

1 win & 9 nominations

Cast

James B. Douglas	...	Donald Foley
Molly Parker	...	Amy Foley
Paul Gross	...	Chris Cutter
Barbara Gordon	...	Eva Foley
Michelle Nolden	...	Julie Foley
Connor Price	...	Brandon Foley
Stan Coles	...	Minister
James Allodi	...	Neil Bucyk
Darryl Casselman	...	Ronnie
Mike 'Nug' Nahrgang	...	Nug McTeague (as Nug)
Jed Rees	...	Eddie Strombeck
Jane Spidell	...	Lilly Strombeck
Polly Shannon	...	Joanne
Peter Outerbridge	...	James Lennox
Kari Matchett	...	Linda Bucyk
Leslie Nielsen	...	Gordon Cutter
Timm Zemanek	...	Marvin Fleiger
Kenney McCoy	...	Andrew Bucyk
Barrett Cribbey	...	Philip Bucyk
George Buza	...	Stuckmore
Victoria Snow	...	Officer Frances Darte
Bill Lynn	...	Wally
Laura James	...	Sign Interpreter
L.J. Vasilantonakis	...	Drunk
Greg Bryk	...	Alexander Yount
Tannis Burnett	...	Belle
Beau Starr	...	Scott Blendick
Tim Post	...	Friesen
Gerry Quigley	...	Official
Bob Bainborough	...	Greg Guiness
A. Paul Savage	...	Paul Savage
Susan Spratt	...	Cheerleader
George Karrys	...	Barnhart
Deirdre Kirby	...	Primrose
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clarence W. 'Shorty' Jenkins	...	Icemaker
David G. Fremlin	...	Drunk Piper (uncredited)
Hannah Gross	...	Girl at Game (uncredited)
Jack Gross	...	Boy at Game (uncredited)
Danielle Hampton	...	Curling Spectator (uncredited)
Michael Stevens	...	Bartender (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Gross

Writing credits
Paul Gross		(story) &
John Krizanc		(story) &
Paul Quarrington		(story)
Paul Gross		(screenplay) &
John Krizanc		(screenplay)

Produced by
Robert Lantos	....	producer
Penny McDonald	....	associate producer
Mark Musselman	....	executive producer
Julia Rosenberg	....	co-producer
Frank Siracusa	....	line producer
Katherin-Ellen Zabehlicky	....	assistant producer

Original Music by
Paul Gross
Jack Lenz

Cinematography by
Thom Best		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Susan Maggi

Casting by
Deirdre Bowen

Production Design by
Paul D. Austerberry

Art Direction by
Nigel Churcher

Set Decoration by
Nigel Hutchins

Costume Design by
Noreen Landry

Makeup Department
Stephanie Ingram	....	key hair stylist
Lynda McCormack	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Thom J. Pretak	....	production manager
Douglas Wilkinson	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Genevieve Anthony	....	trainee assistant director
Walter Lawlor	....	trainee assistant director
Rick Morris	....	trainee assistant director
Woody Sidarous	....	first assistant director
Erin Walker	....	second assistant director

Art Department
David G. Fremlin	....	first assistant art director
Mark Hunter	....	props
Cary A. King	....	set designer
Peter Miskimmin	....	property master
Adam Weir	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Sylvain Arseneault	....	sound recordist
Steve Baine	....	foley artist
Stephen Barden	....	supervising sound editor
Todd Beckett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joe Bracciale	....	sound editor
Alex Bullick	....	trainee assistant sound editor
Richard Calistan	....	adr mixer
Matt Cluett	....	re-recording assistant
Kate Cripps	....	trainee assistant sound editor
Keith Elliott	....	sound re-recording mixer
J.R. Fountain	....	first assistant sound editor
François Grenon	....	boom operator
Gina Gyles	....	foley assistant
Jason Perreira	....	re-recording assistant
Peter Persaud	....	foley recordist
Jill Purdy	....	sound editor
Catherine Rix	....	looper
Mike Woroniuk	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Zsifkovits	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Woroniuk	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
David Yonson	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Brock Jolliffe	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects supervisor: Mr. X Inc.
Kristy Blackwell	....	digital artist: Mr. X Inc.
Dave Calder	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Shane Glading	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Jamie Hallett	....	digital compositor
Marco Polsinelli	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Dave Salter	....	digital compositor
Cameron Stafford	....	digital compositor
Matthew Steeves	....	visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc.
Miguel Sternberg	....	3D animator: Mr. X Inc.
Aaron Weintraub	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.

Stunts
Regan Moore	....	stunt rigger
Paul Rutledge	....	stunt coordinator
Todd Shannon Jr.	....	dive supervisor
Todd Shannon Jr.	....	water safety supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Anderson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Mitch Holmes	....	key grip
Sean Jensen	....	Steadicam operator
Sean Jensen	....	camera operator
Steve Kolodziej	....	24 frame video operator
J.P. Locherer	....	director of photography: second unit
Kaelin McCowan	....	assistant camera
Paolo Perin	....	electrician
Gottfried Pflugbeil	....	first assistant camera: additional camera
Gottfried Pflugbeil	....	focus puller: additional camera
Denise Taylor	....	second assistant camera
Christopher J. Toudy	....	best boy grip
Greg Whiteside	....	24 frame video operator
Richard Wilmot	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Christopher Richards	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carmen Hanson	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Sue Len Quon	....	assistant editor
Cathy Rait	....	color timer
Joanne Rourke	....	colorist: HD mastering

Music Department
Kevin Banks	....	music editor
Asher Lenz	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Linda Browne	....	script supervisor daily
Brad Cowan	....	assistant location manager
Sean Coyne	....	craft service
Danielle Depeyre	....	script supervisor
Jack DePoe	....	production assistant
Amy Green	....	project coordinator: Serendipity Point Films
Alexandra Lane	....	production coordinator
Marc Lefler	....	production assistant: Serendipity
Mark Musselman	....	business legal affairs executive
Rick Parker	....	animal wrangler
Lisa Perone	....	production assistant
Bob Presner	....	completion bond
Bryan Reid	....	production assistant
Andrew Rosen	....	production executive: Alliance Atlantis
Aida Tannyan	....	head of finance
Peter Tokarsky	....	video duplicator
Kelly Willson Harvey	....	assistant: Robert Lantos

Production Companies

• Serendipity Point Films
• Whizbang Films

Distributors

• Alliance Atlantis Communications (2002) (worldwide) (all media)
• Artisan Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Ekaterinburg Art (EA) (Russia)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Serendipity Point Films (USA)
• Yorin (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Mr. X

Other Companies

• Deluxe Post-Production  post-production facilities
• Film Effects  titles and opticals
• Film Finances Canada  completion guarantor
• Universal Music  soundtrack

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MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexuality and some drug use

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:14A | USA:R | Sweden:15 | Sweden:7

Filming Locations:

Brampton Curling Club, Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Serendipity Point Films

Trivia:

The line "It's not the size of the army, it's the fury of the onslaught" was originally used in another Paul Gross production - "Due South: Asylum (#3.9)" (1997).

Goofs:

Factual errors: Throughout many of the games you will see that there are many rocks left in the house. The true way of counting score in curling is whoever has the closet rock to the button gets 1 point, then for every other rock that is closer gets another point until an opponent's rock is closer then any more in the house. During many of the games some houses were left with up to 5 rocks in the house with no opposing rocks. The scores should have been much higher in all the games, most notably in the final game.

Quotes:

Chris Cutter:No, it's not just a rock.
Amy Foley:No?
Chris Cutter:It's forty-two pounds of polished granite, bevelled on the belly and a handle a human being can hold. And it may have no practical purpose in itself but it is a repository of human possibility and if it's handled just right, it will exact the kind of poetry...

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Waldo Cumberbund Story (2005)

Soundtrack:

Throwing Off Glass

Great down-home humour, some so sharp you might miss it.

This is the kind of flick you watch when you don't want to think too hard but you still want some intelligent humour and a good story. Some jokes are hidden in sarcasm, satire or poignancy, and you might miss them, so it's worth paying attention. The style of this movie's humour may have been a bit before its time, as it resembles currently popular TV shows like Scrubs, The Office and Psych. Even the many colourful characters, including bit-parts, are very believable in today's small-town culture. Do not miss the beginning or the rest wont hold together. Although it lags a bit in the middle, it still satisfies because there's enough variety along the way, that the ending isn't quite as nauseating as you might fear. The soundtrack is excellent and the out-takes at the end wrap it well. For Paul Gross fans, pay attention to his facial expressions - he's more animated compared to many of his other roles.