How to Boil a Frog (2009)

How to Boil a Frog is an eco-comedy that gives an overview of the Big Mess We're In - environment, energy, economic - and lays out a set of personal solutions that will make your life ... See full summary »

Director:

Jon Cooksey

Writer:

Jon Cooksey

Stars:

Jon Cooksey, Mark Anielski, Dylan Archambault

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jon Cooksey	...	Conductor / Narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Anielski	...	Himself - Economist
Dylan Archambault	...	Crash Victim
Pascal Belanger	...	Actor / Crying Man
Mike Brawan	...	Himself - Pastor
Anita Burke	...	Herself - Sustainability Consultant
George W. Bush	...	Himself - Former President (archive footage)
Tayla Clarke	...	Teenager in Nightmare Scenario
Debbie Cook	...	Herself - ASPO Member
Julian Darley	...	Himself - Journalist
Yvo de Boer	...	Himself - Climate Change Czar
Jack Dhaliwal	...	Dad in nightmare scene
Lauren Donnelly	...	Wounded Girl in Backseat in Nightmare Scenario
Michael Edwards	...	Police Officer
Avery Fane	...	Father - car crash in Nightmare Scenario

Storyline

How to Boil a Frog is an eco-comedy that gives an overview of the Big Mess We're In - environment, energy, economic - and lays out a set of personal solutions that will make your life better and save civilization as a by-product. HTBAF chronicles Jon Cooksey's personal, three-year adventure as a filmmaker, activist and, above all, a father driven to make sure his daughter would have a future beyond living on a raft with the last polar bear. HTBAF mixes humor, facts and a sprinkling of experts (in tiny doses) to show how climate change is just one symptom of an even messier problem: overshoot. "Overshoot means too many people using up too little planet," says Cooksey, "so in the end, we either need fewer people, more planets, or we're going to have use less stuff. Or all three. I dib Mars." With its Everyman approach in the style of "Supersize Me", interviews with scientists, journalists and energy experts across North America, HTBAF takes the kind of information that makes most people...

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Plot Keywords:

climate change | economics | animal in title | peak oil | revolution | 

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Taglines:

Saving civilization with comedy!

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Genres:

Documentary | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Blog Official Facebook

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fools Bay Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

Did You Know?

Quotes

Conductor: ...it's like we've been given a second chance to go back to the Industrial Revolution and reboot civilization.

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Crazy Credits

Billions of people, animals, plants and insects were harmed during the making of this movie. I think we can do better.

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Soundtracks

"I'd Rather Be Dead"
Performed by Harry Nilsson
Written by Harry Nilsson and 'Richard Perry (XI)'
Used by permission of EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
All rights reserved.
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Canada

User Reviews

Changed my Life!

I spent the last 5 years trying to convince people to read Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. But after watching Jon's Comedy Documentary, How To Boil a Frog, I'm on a new mission! Finally a documentary about Global Warming that gives us answers and hope, instead of a feeling of "UTTER DOOM". Lets face it - We all understand that we are destroying the planet. HTBAF shows us how we can save the human race by doing 5 things. And as far as Atlas Shrugged goes, well honestly... Is there really any hope for Government? lol! Speaking of HOPE....(Rhymes with POPE).. What a fun challenge it will be to get the Catholic Church on board the HTBAF Train!

Make Friends, Make Fun, Make Trouble! Perfect!

This Documentary is a MUST SEE for everyone interested in saving the Human Race!