La Florida (1993)

Tired of rough winters, a Quebec family buys a motel in south Florida. But life is not easy down where motels grow faster than grass. Two bigger businessmen are out to get them for invading... See full summary »

Director:

George Mihalka

Writers:

Suzette Couture, Sylvie Pilon (additional dialogue)

Stars:

Rémy Girard, Pauline Lapointe, Yvan Canuel

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rémy Girard	...	Leo
Pauline Lapointe	...	Ginette
Yvan Canuel	...	Pepere
Jason Blicker	...	Jay Lamori
Marie-Josée Croze	...	Carmen
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge	...	Cyrille
Michael Sarrazin	...	Romeo Laflamme
Margot Kidder	...	Vivy Lamori
Raymond Bouchard	...	Big Daddy
Denis Bouchard	...	Sylvain Sylvestre
Gildor Roy	...	Rheal
Martin Drainville	...	Rheaume Lariviere
Carmen Ferland	...	Lucille
Pierre Powers	...	Arthur
Jacques Desrosiers	...	Cure Caron

Storyline

Tired of rough winters, a Quebec family buys a motel in south Florida. But life is not easy down where motels grow faster than grass. Two bigger businessmen are out to get them for invading their turf. However, that is not even the beginning of their troubles...

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Plot Keywords:

motel | winter | florida | snowbird | retirement | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Award winning Montréal blues legends Stephen Barry and Michael Brown composed and recorded the quirky background music at Montréal Sound Studio.

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Soundtracks

William Tell Opening
(uncredited)
Written by Gioachino Rossini

User Reviews

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

French English

Release Date:

January 1994 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$1,600,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Vision 4, Les Productions Pierre Sarrazin inc., Sarrazin Couture Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color