Set in a dreary urban landscape of Edmonton, LOVE AND HUMAN REMAINS is a dark comedy about a group of twentysomethings looking for love and meaning in the '90s. The film focuses on ...
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| Thomas Gibson | ... | David | |
| Ruth Marshall | ... | Candy | |
| Cameron Bancroft | ... | Bernie | |
| Mia Kirshner | ... | Benita | |
| Joanne Vannicola | ... | Jerri | |
| Matthew Ferguson | ... | Kane | |
| Rick Roberts | ... | Robert | |
| Aidan Devine | ... | Sal (as Aidan Devin) | |
| Robert Higden | ... | The Editor | |
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Sylvain Morin | ... | The Drag Queen |
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Ben Watt | ... | The Native Boy |
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Karen Young | ... | The Singer |
| Serge Houde | ... | The Cowboy | |
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Alex Wylding | ... | The First Victim |
| Polly Shannon | ... | The Second Victim | |
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Set in a dreary urban landscape of Edmonton, LOVE AND HUMAN REMAINS is a dark comedy about a group of twentysomethings looking for love and meaning in the '90s. The film focuses on roommates David, a gay waiter who has has given up on his acting career, and Candy, a book reviewer who is also David's ex-lover. David and Candy's lives are entangled with those of David's friends (a busboy, a psychic dominatrix, and a misogynistic civil-servant) and Candy's dates (a male bartender and a lesbian schoolteacher). Meanwhile, a serial killer menaces the concrete and asphalt neighbourhood in which David and Candy live. Written by Michael Stewart
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Rated R for strong sexual content, language, violence and some drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
CanadaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
23 June 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La verdadera naturaleza del amor See more »Filming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, CanadaEdit
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David: Not everything, just the important stuff.
Bernie: Same old bullshit! Every day I just go to work, meet a girl, get laid, dump her.
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Both the play and film are set in Edmonton, Alberta and there are several allusions to it in the film. As in David's remark, "Let's order a Rosebowl pizza and discuss your sexual crises" (Rose Bowl Pizza is a well-known restaurant and bar in Edmonton). In another scene, the TV news reporter signs off from "CFR-" and gets cut off by the TV remote control before she can say "-N," the final call letter of Edmonton's CTV affiliate station. See more »Quotes
Bernie: Why is everything so fucking hard?David: Not everything, just the important stuff.
Bernie: Same old bullshit! Every day I just go to work, meet a girl, get laid, dump her.
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This is a film that I always find myself coming back to every so often. Still, almost a decade since I first saw it, "Love and Human Remains" still has so much to say about men, women, relationships, sexuality and most compellingly in the film, how we as people relate to one another. Perfomances are absolutely incredible and totally convincing. Why I love this film so much is that it shows that, irrespective of one's own sexual orintation, we as people very much share the same experiences and that people shouldn't create 'walls' based on sexuality. We all experience this life. See this film.