Beauty Day (2011)

Before the body-threatening antics of Jackass came crashing into public consciousness, there was Ontario's Ralph Zavadil, aka Cap'n Video, who cascaded off roofs into snowbanks, jumped off ... See full summary »

Director:

Jay Cheel

Writer:

Jay Cheel

Stars:

Ralph Zavadil, Robert Buick, Nancy Dewar

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Ralph Zavadil	...	Himself
Robert Buick	...	Himself
Nancy Dewar	...	Herself
Barbara Zavadil	...	Herself
John Law	...	Himself
Jordyn Leppard	...	Herself
Matt Lyon	...	Himself
Zain Dinath	...	Himself
Malcolm Glassford	...	Himself
William Alexander	...	Himself
Peter Gudrunas	...	Himself
Andre Zeman	...	Himself

Storyline

Before the body-threatening antics of Jackass came crashing into public consciousness, there was Ontario's Ralph Zavadil, aka Cap'n Video, who cascaded off roofs into snowbanks, jumped off ladders into half-empty swimming pools, and drank eggs through his nostrils. Beauty Day is a rambunctious documentary about this irrepressible pioneer of local-access cable shenanigans who entertained and outraged viewers in the small city of St. Catharines-until a special Easter Show, featuring a fat rabbit and adorable puppies (none of which were hurt), got him kicked off the air for good. With a nod to Werner Herzog, Cheel follows the life and times of Cap'n Video and finds that the Cap'n is still quite a firecracker.

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Plot Keywords:

cable access show | title spoken by character

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 2011 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Primitive Entertainment, Fast & Scientific Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"DOA"
Written by David Grohl (as David Eric Grohl), Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett (as Christopher A. Shiflett)
Used courtesy of Universal Music Publishing Group
A division of Universal Music Canada Ltd.
Bug Music Inc. (BMI) obo Flying Earform Music (BMI)
c/o Casablanca Media Publishing (SOCAN)
Kobalt Music Publishing America Inc. o/b/a Flying Earform Music
Performed by Ralph Zavadil

User Reviews

Genius often appears to 'normal' people as insanity.

Cap'N Video is quite a character, and if you are like me, you have no doubt seen his epic fail ladder stunt. But the man behind that goofy moment is an incredibly alive philosopher whose goal in life is to open peoples' eyes to the joys of goofing off.

I was shocked how perfectly this Doc came together. It has great drama, lots of laughs, and so many interesting characters/stories that a lot of it seems almost unbelievable.

But this is a true story, so you'd better believe. If Cap'N video doesn't inspire you - either you're already like him, or you'll never understand him.