Mountie on the Bounty: Part 2 (22 Mar. 1998)

Director:

George Bloomfield

Writers:

Paul Haggis (creator), John Krizanc (story),

Stars:

Paul Gross, Callum Keith Rennie, Beau Starr

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Gross	...	Constable Benton Fraser
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Det. Stanley Raymond Kowalski
Beau Starr	...	Lt. Harding Welsh
Camilla Scott	...	Margaret Thatcher
Tony Craig	...	Jack Huey
Tom Melissis	...	Thomas E. Dewey
Ramona Milano	...	Francesca Vecchio
Gordon Pinsent	...	Fraser Sr.
Dean McDermott	...	Constable Turnbull
Douglas Campbell	...	Capt. Ed Smithers
Janet Wright	...	Sgt. Sam Thorn
August Schellenberg	...	Gilbert Wallace
Jan Rubes	...	Dr. Mort Gustafson
Brent Stait	...	Vic Hester
Geoffrey Bowes	...	Larry

Storyline

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

Canada UK Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 March 1998 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Canada Television and Cable Production Fund, Telefilm Canada - Equity Investment Program, Canada Television and Cable Production Fund License Program (CTCPF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min 46 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Stan is on the phone trying to call for help as the ship is sinking, he calls the lieutenant 'Captain' as he's yelling into his cellphone before the battery dies.

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Quotes

Constable Benton Fraser: [Ray and Fraser are waiting for the ship they are on to be in Canadian waters so Ray can throw a gun to Fraser to legally use. As they enter the water, Ray tosses the gun and Fraser catches it and prepares to shoot] You, sir, are in the dominion of Canada.

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Soundtracks

"Czardas"
Traditional
Performed by Leahy
Reproduced by arrangement with EMI Music Canada

User Reviews

The Beginning of the End for a great series

I'm a new fan of DUE SOUTH, by way of the DVD collection.

I dearly LOVED the first seasons; the writing was intelligent, and the plots were believable, tho somewhat unlikely. It was a show with warmth and heart and gentle humor... it was something that modern Hollywood productions didn't match.

When the series was resurrected for another go it was clear that something was missing.

Too many Hollywood influences were intruding; cheap double entendre dialogue ("Goat sh*t???" "No, that's GHOST SHIP!"), and plots that were clearly conceived by someone who'd done one line of coke too many.

MOUNTIE ON THE BOUNTY parts 1 and 2 made me want to cry. An excellent vehicle had just turned into a hackneyed series for people just going through the motions for the money.

The sly, subtle aspects of the series were dying; the homages were taking over. The early on references to A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE were cute, but it was easy to see that imagination was dying with the opening of part 1; the re staging of the cliff scene from BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID.

When they pulled that one, they didn't jump a cliff... they were Jumping the Shark.

Good parts... Frasier singing the Stan Rogers song BARRATT'S PRIVATEERS in part one, and the unspoken reference to Gordon Lightfoot in part 2.