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Coopers' Camera (2008) -- A dysfunctional family's Christmas disintegrates into madness once an estranged uncle shows up for the holiday.

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User Rating:
7.3/10   74 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Mike Beaver (written by) and
Jason Jones (writer)
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Plot:
Using a professional grade video camera, a dysfunctional family records their Christmas Day in 1985, which descends into total chaos. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
Viff 2009: Guest Directors Attending
 (From HollywoodNorthReport.com. 27 September 2009, 11:43 AM, PDT)

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One funny movie more (2 total)

Cast

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Jason Jones ... Gord Cooper
Samantha Bee ... Nancy Cooper

Mike Beaver ... Uncle Nick

Dave Foley ... Bill Davidson

Peter Keleghan ... Uncle Tim

Dylan Everett ... Teddy Cooper

Nick McKinlay ... Marcus Cooper

Jayne Eastwood ... Nana Gert

Jennifer Baxter ... Aunt Bev
Jenny Parsons ... Aunt Joan
Hayley Lochner ... Heather
Onyekachi Ejim ... Okeke
Jock McLeod ... Poppy

Steven Yaffee ... Wayne

Kate Campbell ... Baby Davidson
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Canada:95 min
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1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Canada:14A (Ontario)
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Trivia:
Based loosely on Mike Beaver's own home Christmas videotapes. more

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11 out of 14 people found the following review useful.
One funny movie, 7 September 2008
10/10
Author: schewy from Canada

I don't know where to start. I just finished watching the movie at its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and I am still recovering from over 90 minutes of non stop laughter. Imagine, if you could, every family dysfunction that you have ever experienced condensed into 90 minutes.

Between cringing, laughing and dying from emotional flashbacks I have never enjoyed a movie more.

I have to commend a cast that was able to pull this little gem off as according to the director it was shot in 11 days. The characters ranged from the repressed and emotionally stunted father to an alcohol fuelled, racists, mullet sporting, date rapist and multiple vehicular homicidal maniac uncle.

This is a unique film and deserves a wider release than it will get. I can only hope that it will become a cult classic to be referenced and plagiarised at will.

Go see this movie you will not regret it and you too shall appreciate the phrase "Balls deep" and you will never look at a mannequin in the same way again.

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