One Week (2008/I)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Michael McGowan

Writer:

Michael McGowan (writer)

Release Date:

6 March 2009 (Canada)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

What would you do?

Plot:

Chronicles the motorcycle trip of Ben Tyler as he rides from Toronto to Tofino, British Columbia. Ben stops at landmarks that are both iconic and idiosyncratic on his quest to find meaning in his life. |

Plot Keywords:

Landmark | Motorcycle | Low Budget Film | Horse Riding | Road Trip

Cast

Joshua Jackson	...	Ben
Liane Balaban	...	Samantha Pierce
Campbell Scott	...	Narrator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ryan Allen	...	Orderly
Jim Annan	...	John
Chris Benson	...	Mayor
Jodi Brooks	...	Nurse Forrester
Caroline Cave	...	Nancy Tyler
Jim Codrington	...	Pharmacist
Gord Downie	...	Biker
Kyle Fairlie	...	Oscar
Colin Fox	...	Father O'Neill
Ulla Friis	...	Steffi
Chief Leonard George	...	First Nations Singer (as Leonard George)
Emm Gryner	...	Tracey
Gabriel Hogan	...	Derek Vincent
Deirdre Kirby	...	Mrs. Bell
Grace Lynn Kung
Michaela Mann	...	Waitress
Gage Munroe	...	Young Ben
Chad Nobert	...	Badlands Tour Guide
Joel Plaskett	...	Busker
David Reale	...	Pete
Fiona Reid	...	Mary
Ryan Reid	...	Max
Chuck Shamata	...	Gerald
Marco Soriano	...	Concierge
Peter Spence	...	Doctor
Jane Spidell	...	Fran
Marc Strange	...	Art Carey
Richard Waugh	...	Baseball Coach

Also Known As:

Sept Jours (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

Canada:94 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:G (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Mulmur Feed Co.

Trivia:

The motorcycle Ben travels with is a 1973 Norton 850 Commando.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ben takes a picture of the German couple, the woman is holding one kind of champagne. And on the paper picture shown afterwards, the champagne is of another label.

Movie Connections:

References Manufactured Landscapes (2006)

Soundtrack:

Un Canadien Errant

Simply Beautiful

One Week is the movie that I've been waiting for my whole life.

Michael McGowan has created a beautiful piece of Canadian art. The style is very reminiscent of great artists like Bruce McDonald and Don McKellar. This film certainly pulled at my heart strings having been to most of the places in this film. As well, Joshua Jackson's performance was stellar.

I feel so lucky that my wife and I had the pleasure of viewing this film on opening night which received quite a reception and was topped off with a standing ovation. I've never clapped at a movie before.

Sincerely, Christopher Landry