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Canvas

  • 1992
  • R
  • 1h 34m
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4.2/10
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Gary Busey and John Rhys-Davies in Canvas (1992)
In order to save his brother from being killed by a group of murderous art thieves, a New York City artist agrees to help in an art heist.
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In order to save his brother from being killed by a group of murderous art thieves, a New York City artist agrees to help in an art heist.In order to save his brother from being killed by a group of murderous art thieves, a New York City artist agrees to help in an art heist.In order to save his brother from being killed by a group of murderous art thieves, a New York City artist agrees to help in an art heist.

  • Director
    • Alain Zaloum
  • Writers
    • Alain Zaloum
    • Brenda Newman
  • Stars
    • Gary Busey
    • John Rhys-Davies
    • Vittorio Rossi
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
    166
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    • Director
      • Alain Zaloum
    • Writers
      • Alain Zaloum
      • Brenda Newman
    • Stars
      • Gary Busey
      • John Rhys-Davies
      • Vittorio Rossi
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Gary Busey
    Gary Busey
    • Ozzy Decker
    John Rhys-Davies
    John Rhys-Davies
    • Nick
    Vittorio Rossi
    • Frank Dante
    Nick Cavaiola
    • Tony Dante
    Cary Lawrence
    • Nathalie
    Michael McGill
    • Chris Williams
    Jonathan Palis
    • Alfie
    Mark Camacho
    Mark Camacho
    • Mario
    Alexandra Innes
    • Anna Maxwell
    Aron Tager
    Aron Tager
    • Jimmy
    Mark Bromilow
    • Brian
    Tyrone Benskin
    Tyrone Benskin
    • Det. Austin
    Ming Lai Chung
    • Dr. Chin
    Leni Parker
    Leni Parker
    • Simone
    John S. Davies
    • Alfie's bodyguard
    Alex Ivanovici
    Alex Ivanovici
    • Skinhead #1
    • (as Alex Ivanovic)
    Sonia Lewkowski
    • Female skinhead
    Annie Juneau
    Annie Juneau
    • Ozzy's assistant
    • Director
      • Alain Zaloum
    • Writers
      • Alain Zaloum
      • Brenda Newman
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    5JohnSeal

    Entertaining caper flick

    Canvas will never be anyone's idea of a classic, but deft casting and a reasonably interesting story help it to overcome its low budget. Gary Busey does his usual bug-eyed bad guy thing, which is always fine with me, but John Rhys-Davies makes the film work as an art thief with a heart of gold. The rest of the cast is strictly minor league level, though Vittorio Rossi is not bad as the artist caught up in a web of crime. A thoroughly reasonable way to spend 90 minutes in front of the tube.

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    • Trivia
      Filmed in 3 weeks.
    • Goofs
      Experienced art dealers and collectors would surely know how to pronounce the names of famous artists. They mispronounce the name of Paul Klee here as though it rhymes with "flea", when it in fact sounds like "Clay".
    • Soundtracks
      Everybody's Watching You
      Written by Michael Hewer (as Mike Hewer) and Ian Llande (as Ian Llande)

      Performed by The Night Visitors

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Iskallt spel
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Optima productions
      • Slingshot Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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