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| John Candy | ... | Sheriff Bud Boomer | |
| Alan Alda | ... | President of the United States | |
| Rhea Perlman | ... | Honey | |
| Kevin Pollak | ... | Stu Smiley | |
| Rip Torn | ... | General Dick Panzer | |
| Kevin J. O'Connor | ... | Roy Boy | |
| Bill Nunn | ... | Kabral | |
| G.D. Spradlin | ... | R. J. Hacker (as G. D. Spradlin) | |
| Steven Wright | ... | Niagara Mountie | |
| Jim Belushi | ... | Charles Jackal | |
| Brad Sullivan | ... | Gus | |
| Stanley Anderson | ... | Edwin S. Simon | |
| Richard Council | ... | Russian President | |
| Wallace Shawn | ... | Canadian Prime Minister | |
| Michael Copeman | ... | Panzer's Aide | |
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The US economy is in a rut, and so is the president's approval rating. What we need is a good war, but the Russians aren't interested. Hey -- how about that big polite country to the north? Niagara Falls Sheriff Bud B. Boomer takes this all a bit too seriously, though. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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Bud Boomer is leading the American invasion into Canada. Just as soon as he can find it. See more »Genres:
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22 September 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$11,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$53,349, 25 September 1995, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$178,104Company Credits
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Written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen (as James Van Heusen)
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One of the odd little "inside" jokes is the title: "Canadian Bacon" is an American term. According to the American Pork Producers Association, the name was coined to designate that style of bacon which was, many years ago, imported from Canada because such a cut was not produced in the U.S. at the time. Canadians generally call such bacon "back bacon". See more »Goofs
In the movie the Mounties, wearing red uniforms, are on patrol in Niagra Falls, but the RCMP does not police in Ontario and they wear the red dress uniform for ceremony only, not for regular duty. See more »Connections
Spoofs Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) See more »Soundtracks
High HopesWritten by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen (as James Van Heusen)
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I remember hearing poor reviews from Siskel and Ebert for this film when it came out. And I see what they meant, as I watch it today. It's not as snappy as it could have been, but there are some extremely funny lines. And it's especially timely to see the news anchors and "journalists" jumping on the hate-Canada bandwagon, because they still do that today, and seeing how ridiculous the arguments are against Canada makes one think about the dubious arguments made against other countries by our "journalists."
Kevin Pollack is really funny, as is John Candy. Rhea Pearlman is overly "quirky," in my view, but otherwise, I think it really rings true today. It's worth a rental!