Control Alt Delete (2008)

Director:

Cameron Labine

Writer:

Cameron Labine (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

When your computer's already your best friend... why not go all the way?

Plot:

A moody romantic comedy exploring fetishism, addiction and love in the information age.

Plot Keywords:

Y2K | Internet Porn | Fetish | Implied Nudity | Girl In Bra And Panties

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Tyler Labine	...	Lewis
Sonja Bennett	...	Jane
Geoff Gustafson	...	Gustafson
Keith Dallas	...	Keith
Alisen Down	...	Angela
Laura Bertram	...	Sarah
Kevin James	...	Anderson
Bro Gilbert	...	Paulson
Jonathon Young	...	Sanderson (as Jonathan Young)
Carrie Ruscheinsky	...	Ali
Khaira Ledeyo	...	Co-worker #1
Adrian Glynn McMorran	...	Co-worker #2 (as Adrian Mcmorran)
Hakan Coskuner	...	Co-worker #3
Solomon Kennedy	...	Team Member #1
Charley Higgins	...	Team Member #2
Michael Ho	...	Posse #1
Ronald Ng	...	Posse #2
Surya Kellar	...	Posse #3
Aeon Barclay	...	Geek Squad
Amanda Azzopardi	...	Geek Squad
Angela Lin	...	Geek Squad
Elizabeth Ong	...	Geek Squad
Ponnie Matin	...	Geek Squad
Sean Amsing	...	Geek Squad
Willy Lavendel	...	Geek Squad
Kyle Stein	...	Geek Squad
Robyn Ross	...	Geek Squad
Geoff Wong	...	Geek Squad
Simon Chin	...	Workman
Jerry Bannister	...	Workman
Lee Jeffries	...	Mover
Darren Hird	...	Mover
John Kim	...	Mover
Todd Mason	...	Mover
Launey Hladysh	...	Handsome Shopper
Pieter Stathis	...	Men's Wear Salesman (as Peter Stathis)
Aura Pithart	...	Hair Stylist
Andrea Stefancikova	...	Pedestrian
Kelvin Lum	...	Pedestrian
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Derrick Redford	...	Geek Squad

Directed by
Cameron Labine

Writing credits
Cameron Labine		(written by)

Produced by
Lynne Stopkewich	....	producer
Stephanie Symns	....	producer
Melanie Walden	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Tygh Runyan

Cinematography by
James Liston		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Julian Clarke

Casting by
Susan Taylor Brouse		(as Susan Brouse)

Production Design by
Matthew Finlason

Art Direction by
Madeleine Grant

Set Decoration by
Henry Earle
Spencer West

Costume Design by
Jenifer Darbellay
Heidi Nutley

Makeup Department
Cindy Barlow	....	key makeup artist
Alison Kennedy-Parker	....	key hair stylist
Nikita Pennock	....	makeup assistant

Production Management
Bonnie Benwick	....	production manager
Stephanie Symns	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Greg Fawcett	....	first assistant director
Dan Mansfield	....	second assistant director (as Daniel Mansfield)
Sophie Ann Rooney	....	second assistant director: additional shooting
Odessa Shuquaya	....	trainee assistant director
Patricia Dyer Walden	....	first assistant director (as Patricia Walden)

Art Department
Morgan Brown	....	set dresser
Taira Ebihara	....	art department production assistant
S.B. Edwards	....	props master: pre-production (as Sara Beth Edwards)
Tyler Evans	....	on-set decorator
Colin Fotherby	....	carpenter
M. Renee Fulsom	....	art department production assistant
Linda Ganderton	....	props master
Nathan Gogol	....	set dresser
Katie Kreter	....	paint assistant
Graeme Morgan	....	on-set props
Sean Osborne	....	art department coordinator: additional shooting
Sean Osborne	....	construction coordinator
Sean Osborne	....	paint coordinator
Annie Ospina	....	art department production assistant
Steve Scott	....	graphic designer
Jen Smyth	....	paint assistant (as Jennifer Smythe)
Andrea Sutherland	....	paint assistant
James Wu	....	set dresser
Ester Bovard	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Stephane Bourgeault	....	boom operator
Matt Dawson	....	adr mixer
Peter Eliuk	....	mix technician
Jeremy Duayne Elzinga	....	technical support (as Jeremy Elzinga)
Amy Giammarco	....	post audio manager
Dean Giammarco	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nick Kenworthy	....	boom operator
Jillian Levey	....	boom operator: additional shooting
Luke Mathers	....	foley editor
Roderick Matte	....	production sound mixer
Maureen Murphy	....	foley artist
Matt Price	....	production sound mixer: additional shooting
Bill Sheppard	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gordon Sproule	....	foley mixer
Elaine Stef	....	assistant foley walker
Kerry Uchida	....	dialogue editor (as Huebert Finkelstein)
Kerry Uchida	....	sound designer
Kerry Uchida	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Mike Bernard	....	graphics designer
Bienvenido Cruz	....	graphics designer
Krista Lomax	....	graphics designer
Joel Tong	....	visual effects editor
Krista Lomax	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Sebastian Andexer	....	camera trainee
Satu Bell	....	stills photographer
Sven Boeker	....	gallery photographer (as Sven Boekers)
Adam Bunz	....	lamp operator
Cody Chaban	....	grip
Scooter Corkle	....	rigging electric (as R. Scooter Corkle)
Alex Zeek Cywink	....	grip (as Alex [Zeek] Cywink)
Mark Efford	....	best boy grip
Will Fitzpatrick	....	grip
Terry Garnet	....	camera trainee (as Terry Garnett)
Peter Hagge	....	best boy electric
Peter Hagge	....	rigging gaffer
Daniel Jensen	....	lamp operator
Desoray Kencayd	....	grip
Adrian Konstant	....	first assistant camera
Cherie Korol	....	first assistant camera
Martin Kostian	....	lamp operator (as Martin Kostion)
Trevor Leyenhorst	....	lamp operator
David Lourie	....	first assistant camera
Catherine Lutes	....	gaffer
Heidi Lutter	....	photography assistant
Nathan McTague	....	first assistant camera (as Nathan Mctague)
Phil Messenger	....	grip
Jeffrey M. Mueller	....	key grip (as Jeffrey Mueller)
Colton Organ	....	grip
Leanne Pedersen	....	stills photographer (as Leanne Pederson)
Larry Portmann	....	first assistant camera
Dana Powers	....	rigging electric (as Dana Wutzke)
Ed Iverson	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lisa Ratke	....	extras casting
Graham Wickstrom	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Devora Brown	....	costume assistant
Neil McBride	....	costume assistant (as Neil Mcbride)
Nikita Pennock	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Michael Addison	....	assistant editor (as Mike Addison)
Aynsley Baldwin	....	assistant editor
Christopher Lasko	....	assistant editor (as Chris Lasko)
Seán Travers	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Mike Gittens	....	additional music recording engineer: The Hive
Chris Kelly	....	music controller: Lemur control surface
Chris Kelly	....	musician: percussion
Tony Koelwyn	....	musician: drums & percussion
Tygh Runyan	....	original music recordist
Tygh Runyan	....	performer: original music
Rich Walters	....	music editor

Other crew
Lindsay Allikas	....	epk: Movieset.com
Karen Andreassen	....	production assistant
Violet Barisoff	....	craft service: additional shooting
Violet Barisoff	....	first aid: additional shooting
Bill Bonney	....	technical consultant
Luke Bradshaw	....	script supervisor
Luke T. Campbell	....	i t specialist: Re-Wired Networks (as Luke Campbell)
Michael Cates	....	location manager (as Mike Cates)
Doran Chandler	....	production legal counsel: Roberts & Stahl
Neal Cochrane	....	double: Lewis
Bienvenido Cruz	....	titles
Gary Fisher	....	story editor
Lorrin Gary	....	accounting clerk (as Lauren Moffat)
Blaine G. Houserman	....	production accountant (as Blaine Houserman)
Ed Iverson	....	production assistant
Meggan Kenefick	....	key production assistant
Anja Liimatainen	....	production coordinator
David Metz	....	key production assistant
Lindsay Moffat	....	post-production accountant
Graeme Morgan	....	computer playback
Jason Moskie	....	on-set assistant location manager: additional shooting
Shaun Moskie	....	on-set location manager: additional shooting
Kathryn Perkins	....	unit publicity
Terry Powers	....	production assistant
Lynne Stopkewich	....	story consultant
Ada Todd	....	craft service
Ada Todd	....	first aid
Sean Wolput	....	key production assistant: additional shooting
Linda Yip	....	assistant location manager

Thanks
Eric Amadio	....	special thanks
Cam Andrews	....	acknowledgment: selected artwork courtesy of
Cam Andrews	....	special thanks
Karen Anshelm	....	special thanks
Daniel Baas	....	special thanks (as Dan Baas)
Will Bamberg	....	special thanks
Chris Bony	....	acknowledgment: selected artwork courtesy of
Ester Bovard	....	special thanks
David Bowes	....	acknowledgment: Techno-Saint
Chris Campbell	....	acknowledgment: punch card photograph courtesy of
Brody Charles	....	special thanks
Jessica Cheung	....	special thanks
Elmer Dela Cruz	....	special thanks (as Elmar Dela Cruz)
Suzan Derkson	....	special thanks (as Suzan Derkson Mcleod)
John Dippong	....	special thanks: Telefilm Canada
Tim Dutertre	....	special thanks
Declan Edwards-Clayton	....	special thanks
Julian Edwards-Clayton	....	special thanks
Dean English	....	special thanks
Brian Eno	....	special thanks
Tom Erbe	....	special thanks
Deanne Esdale	....	special thanks
Leah Finker	....	special thanks
Jessica Fraser	....	special thanks (as Jess Fraser)
Calli Gazetas	....	acknowledgment: selected artwork courtesy of (as Calliope Gazetas)
Michael Gazetas	....	special thanks
Nicholas Gladding	....	special thanks
Nathan Gogol	....	special thanks
Brad Gough	....	special thanks
Tiffany Grimes	....	special thanks
Kim Hsu Guise	....	special thanks: Telefilm Canada (as Kim Guise)
Geoff Gustafson	....	acknowledgment: Cyber Angel
Neil Haggquist	....	special thanks
Brian Hammond	....	special thanks
Erin Haskett	....	special thanks
Stephen Hegyes	....	acknowledgment: Cyber Angel
Clare Hodge	....	special thanks
Bill Hurst	....	special thanks: Telefilm Canada
Christopher Jacot	....	special thanks (as Chris Jacot)
Garin Josey	....	extra special thanks: William F. White International Inc. (as Garin Josal)
Sri Sai Kaleshwar	....	special thanks
Janet Kendrick	....	special thanks
Scott Kennedy	....	extra special thanks: Film Finances Canada
Kathrin Krückeberg	....	special thanks (as Kathrin Krueckeberg)
Doug Labine	....	acknowledgment: Cyber Angel
Karen Labine	....	special thanks
Kyle Labine	....	special thanks
Tyler Labine	....	acknowledgment: Cyber Angel
Allison Laing	....	special thanks
Tristan Laing	....	special thanks
Martin Larsen	....	extra special thanks: Red Square Salon
Arvi Liimatainen	....	extra special thanks
Sarah Lind	....	special thanks
Catherine Lough Haggquist	....	special thanks
Jennifer Mackay	....	extra special thanks: The Block
Elan Mastai	....	special thanks
Chris Maybury	....	extra special thanks: Panavision
Ben McEwing	....	special thanks
Jason Mcnamar	....	special thanks
Gregory Middleton	....	acknowledgment: Cyber Angel (as Greg Middleton)
Peter Munro	....	special thanks
Aubrey Nealon	....	special thanks
Ross Orr	....	acknowledgment: 1956 barbeque photograph courtesy of
Adam Osten	....	extra special thanks: Panavision (as Adam Ostin)
John Pantages	....	special thanks
Karol Pivon	....	special thanks
Karen Powell	....	extra special thanks
Shawn Rafuse	....	special thanks
Terry Riley	....	special thanks
Peter Roeck	....	acknowledgment: Cyber Angel
Sophie Ann Rooney	....	special thanks
Jose Ruiz	....	special thanks
Miguel Ruiz	....	special thanks (as Miguel)
Carrie Ruscheinsky	....	special thanks
Noah Sawchuk	....	special thanks
Peter Schmidt	....	special thanks
Clinton Shorter	....	special thanks
Nakiah Shuquaya	....	special thanks
Matt Sinclair	....	special thanks (as Matt Sinclair-Foreman)
Brendan Smith	....	special thanks
Dylan Akio Smith	....	special thanks
Scott Smith	....	extra special thanks
Sarah Steinberg	....	acknowledgment: selected artwork courtesy of
Jim Sternberg	....	extra special thanks: Film Finances Canada
Colin Stewart	....	special thanks
Lynne Stopkewich	....	acknowledgment: Techno-Saint (as Lynne Stopkewich Inc)
Walter Stopkewich	....	acknowledgment: Techno-Saint
Andrea Sutherland	....	special thanks
Thierry Tanguy	....	special thanks
Doug Taylor	....	special thanks
Mai Thompson	....	acknowledgment: selected artwork courtesy of
Rob Thompson	....	acknowledgment: selected artwork courtesy of
Maya Tong	....	special thanks
Jan Wade	....	acknowledgment: selected artwork courtesy of
Jan Wade	....	special thanks
Melanie Walden	....	acknowledgment: Cyber Angel
Mary Anne Waterhouse	....	special thanks
Nancy Yu	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Hard Drive Films (presents) (produced by)
• Téléfilm Canada (produced with the participation of) (as Telefilm Canada)
• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) (produced with the participation of)
• Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC (produced with the participation of)
• British Columbia Film (produced with the participation of)

Distributors

• E1 Entertainment

Other Companies

• Hard Drive Films  developed by
• Background, The  ADR voice casting
• Bentley Images  special thanks
• Biz Books  special thanks
• Block, The  extra special thanks
• Cannell Production Services  special thanks (as Cannell Wardrobe and Production Services)
• Commodore International  courtesy of: use of the Commodore 64 and related IP Rights
• Critic's Choice  catering by (as Critics Choice)
• DBC Sound  post audio facility (as DBC Sound Inc, Vancouver, Canada)
• Diabolical Devices  circuit bending
• Film Finances Canada  completion bond
• Film Finances Canada  extra special thanks
• Framepool  courtesy of: 20th Century archival footage
• Freesound Project, The  samples (users: Experimental Illness, LS, Noise Collector, Hawaii8, Tombola)
• Hive Creative Labs, The  additional music recording (as The Hive)
• Line 21 Media Services Ltd.  closed captioning (uncredited)
• Line 21 Media Services Ltd.  post-production script (uncredited)
• M Squared Productions  special thanks
• Memorial Public Library, Batesville, IN  courtesy of: library photograph
• More Equal Media  acknowledgment: Cyber Angel
• Movieset  epk (as Movieset.com)
• Multimedia Risk Consultants and Insurance Brokers  production insurance (as Multimedia Insurance Brokers)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  archival photographs courtesy of (as NASA)
• Panavision  camera and lenses by (as Panavision Canada)
• Panavision  extra special thanks
• Perfect Circle Productions  acknowledgment: Cyber Angel
• Premier Entertainment Services of Canada  special thanks (as Premier Entertainment Services)
• Red Square Salon  extra special thanks
• Robert & Stahl  production legal counsel
• Shaman Digital Media  online facility
• Sharpe Sound Studios  adr mixer
• Summerhill Pyramid Winery  special thanks (as Summerhill Winery)
• Tree Brewing Company  special thanks (as Tree Brewing)
• U.S. Department of Defense  courtesy of: atomic bomb footage
• Union of B.C. Performers  production made possible with the generous support of the membership of (also as U.B.C.P.)
• Vancouver Film Studios  extra special thanks (as Management & Staff of Vancouver Film Studios)
• Vera's Burger Shack  special thanks
• Walden Disposal & Tractor  special thanks (as Walden Disposal)
• William F. White International  extra special thanks
• William F. White International  production equipment (as William F. White Int'l Inc.)
• Wylde Entertainment  special thanks

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, some aberrant behavior and language

Runtime:

93 min | Canada:93 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:18A (British Columbia/Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #45813) | Canada:14A (Manitoba)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Hard Drive Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: Everyone in the company is working in HTML which is a very simple mark-up code used for formatting static web pages. However the programming code featured on the computer monitors is the programming language C++ which is what company would be using for dynamic web applications.

Soundtrack:

First Gymnopédie

Y2K2: Porn Again

(UH…this is an adult review of an adult film that's technically not a porno. So…despite the lack of videos or pictures – Oh, God, I wish…with Tyler Labine starring – expect language. Turn back now, if you're offended with anything that the ABC Family Movie of the Week would frown upon…)

Ah, yeah. I'm a Tyler Labine fan. But, what a poor, poor soul. First Reaper gets axed, followed by Sons of Tucson. Soon, if not already, Mad Love is about to be cancelled.

Okay, so his TV career, no matter the talent and hilarity he brings to the table, isn't meeting America's standards, although a select few, such as myself, will follow him anywhere. Even into the silver screen.

Here's one I've been searching for a long time after I saw a Tyler Labine interview online with "crazy" subject matter: Control Alt Delete. I'll get to the fetish the movie explores, but suffice to say, Tyler's brother, writer and director Cameron Labine, really wanted to see his brother f&ck a computer. Maybe it's a brother rival thing or a bet they had. Either way, you'll see a more adult version of Man vs. Machine than even The Terminator ever addressed.

Poor Lewis (Labine.) He's faced with troubles at work: solving the Y2k "problem" – oh, did I mention, this is set a month and a half prior to January 1, 2000 and leading up to that New Year's Day? And he's becoming distant in the bedroom with his girlfriend. His difficulties in performance or more precisely, staying hard, leads him to, well, hardware. His computer.

Lewis likes porn. But he takes it a step further by "liking" his computer more. Okay, I'm beating around the bush…he shows his appreciation for the computer by drilling holes in it to…do I need to spell it out further?

Well, the girlfriend that, quite frankly, probably wouldn't be around in the first place in real life, leaves and when comp-sex addict Lewis tries out his "fun" at work, things go downhill for the newly appointed manager appointed to SAVE Y2K.

Believe it: the movie's supposed to be a comedy, with an offbeat boss, Angela (a hilarious Alisen Down) and his antics with the computer. Honestly, I didn't find it all that funny. I didn't find it bad, but I wasn't laughing out loud, especially with the toned down Tyler Labine. I did, however, find it interesting with its no holds barred approach to sexual tendencies, ones I'll never partake in, but exist nonetheless.

It's as independent as they (forgive me) come, but it's worth a viewing if…You like Tyler Labine – you'll see him shirtless sometimes, nude from the back and implied masturbation, let alone, again, humping a computer. Talk about an original, albeit funky idea for a film. I mean, these brothers – star and writer/director – must have actually sat down together to discuss the sex-with-computer-fetish that I, personally, never heard of. Maybe it exists, maybe it doesn't. Either way, it's not porn I wanna see.

OH! I forgot, there's a story behind it that's sometimes humorous, especially with the help of cube-partner Keith Dallas and that hilarious and unfortunately true-to-life boss, Angela. And there's his descending and spiraling romance with the short-legged Jane (Sonja Bennett) that's interesting – to a degree.

I'd recommend, but it's not for everyone. I would be most interested in hearing from Tech/I.T. people, such as my own personal ex, on the technical aspects of the film. Yeah, I know its set 11 years ago, but it looks like, in my uneducated eye, at least 2 decades, in regards to computers. Either way, it's worth a viewing. But know this, it's a VERY MATURE film; it's not for the squeamish or prude.