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One Man

  • 19771977
  • PGPG
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
63
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Len Cariou in One Man (1977)
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A crusading TV reporter finds his life ripped apart as he investigates a story about a company's deadly criminal negligence.A crusading TV reporter finds his life ripped apart as he investigates a story about a company's deadly criminal negligence.A crusading TV reporter finds his life ripped apart as he investigates a story about a company's deadly criminal negligence.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
63
YOUR RATING
    • Robin Spry
    • Robin Spry(screenplay by)
    • Peter Pearson(screenplay by)
    • Peter Madden(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Len Cariou
    • Jayne Eastwood
    • Carol Lazare
    • Robin Spry
    • Robin Spry(screenplay by)
    • Peter Pearson(screenplay by)
    • Peter Madden(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Len Cariou
    • Jayne Eastwood
    • Carol Lazare
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Len Cariou
    Len Cariou
    • Jason Brady
    Jayne Eastwood
    Jayne Eastwood
    • Alicia Brady
    Carol Lazare
    • Marion Galbraith
    Barry Morse
    Barry Morse
    • Colin Angus Campbell
    August Schellenberg
    August Schellenberg
    • Ernie Carrick
    Jean Lapointe
    Jean Lapointe
    • Ben Legault
    Sean Sullivan
    Sean Sullivan
    • Rodney Porter
    Terry Haig
    • Dr. Gendron
    Marc Legault
    Marc Legault
    • Léo
    Danny Freedman
    • First Hood
    Gilles Renaud
    Gilles Renaud
    • Second Hood
    Robert V. Girolami
    • John - TV Announcer
    • (as Bob Girolami)
    Jacques Godin
    Jacques Godin
    • Jaworski
    Donovan Hare
    • Donovan Brady
    Kevin Hare
    Kevin Hare
    • Kevin Brady
    Jesse Brown
    • Nang Brady
    Peter MacNeill
    Peter MacNeill
    • Jack Williamson
    Michel Maillot
    Michel Maillot
    • Charpentier
      • Robin Spry
      • Robin Spry(screenplay by) (from an original idea by)
      • Peter Pearson(screenplay by)
      • Peter Madden(screenplay by)
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      Len Cariou's film debut.
    • Crazy credits
      A narrator recounts a list of specific incidents relating to industrial chemical pollution causing death all over the world.

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    6/10
    A Politically Oriented Enviro-Thriller With An Ending Inspired By Cronenberg.
    A TV reporter from Montreal, known for covering gang violence, happens upon a story about numerous children being poisoned by a chemical called benzo(a)pyrene or b.a.p.

    The woman who puts him on to the story tracks the source of the chemical to a company called Konrad's, an industrial operation that suffered a leak of the toxic substance which also killed at least one of it's workers.

    His investigations have him stepping on a lot of toes, leaving him to deal with corrupt cops, the mob, a jealous wife, and, now, a cabal of union goons who work for the chemical company.

    He does his best to get the story on the air, but is stifled at every turn.

    As a result of threats to his family and friends, the promise that Konrad's parent company will pull advertising from the TV station he works for in an attempt to make them lose revenue and force them into bankruptcy, and by ruining the credibility of those around him.

    He almost gives in to this duress, but knows he wouldn't be able to live with himself if he sold out in order to protect the interests of those responsible.

    So, even when he loses his family, and his best friend is murdered, he refuses to give in and let them silence him.

    Interestingly, this all culminates in a finale that is incredibly similar to Cronenberg's Shivers...only, instead of parasite infested sex zombies, he finds himself surrounded by a group of angry union workers who aren't willing to give up their jobs for the benefit of the community at large.

    In both cases, the lone remaining individual is forced to decide whether he is going to take a stand, and be ostracized- or worse- for it, or give in and conform to the demands of the angry masses, simply in order to survive and be accepted.

    Unlike, shivers, however...we get to see how this all plays out.

    It does seem like director Robin Spry was directly influenced by Cronenberg's film, which had come out only two years prior (being the highest grossing Canadian feature film at the time), and was also shot in Montreal.

    Either way, however, the parallels are there.

    In the end, though lacking a well developed plot structure, this film really is quite interesting.

    A politically oriented, environmental thriller, set amidst an urban environment.

    And kind of middle ground between Steven Soderbergh's Erin Brockovich and Michael Moore's Canadian Bacon (less the comedy angle).

    5.5 out of 10.
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      • July 1979 (United States)
      • Canada
      • English
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      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
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      • National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
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