A Dog's Breakfast (2007)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

David Hewlett

Writers:

David Hewlett (screenplay)
David Hewlett (story)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Patrick wants to add another skeleton to the family closet.

Plot:

A dysfunctional man living a secluded live believes that he has accidentally killed his sister's TV star fiancé.

Plot Keywords:

Dog

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David Hewlett	...	Patrick
Kate Hewlett	...	Marilyn
Paul McGillion	...	Ryan / Colt / Detective Morse
Christopher Judge	...	Chris
Rachel Luttrell	...	Ratcha
Amanda Byram	...	Elise
Michael Lenic	...	Zero
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mars the Dog	...	Mars

Runtime:

Argentina:88 min (DVD version)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Kibble Productions

Trivia:

The show watched is called "Starcrossed," which is also the title of an episode from Gene Roddenberry's "Andromeda" (2000), in which "Stargate SG-1" (1997) actor Michael Shanks met his future wife Lexa Doig, who also guest stared on several episodes of Stargate: SG-1, as did actors David Hewlett, Christopher Judge, and Michael Lenic.

Quotes:

Patrick: [to Marilyn] You're evil!
[to Ryan]
Patrick: And you... you're SCOTTISH evil!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Stargate: Continuum (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

All 4 you

Multum in parvo

Made on the tightest of budgets, this blackish comedy about weirdo Patrick's frantic efforts to get rid of his sister's fiancé is remarkably funny. David Hewlett, who wrote and directed, is hilarious as resentment builds to homicidal mania, showing an unsuspected flair for slapstick and pratfalls: its a (literally!) knock-out performance. Paul McGillon (also from 'Stargate Atlantis') is a genial Ryan, the undeserving target of Patrick's frenzy, while Kate Hewlett (David's actual sister) is delightfully less demure than at first she seems. There's a bonus when Ryan's aunt turns up - but I'd better say no more!There could be a problem with a 'psycho' antihero, but Hewlett preserves a desperate charm. The dialogue is droll, the plot cleverly conceived, and when the odd joke misfires it is mainly through lack of resources. 'Much in a little', indeed!