The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war against Canada.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
| 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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international relations | the white house | president | canada | cia |Taglines:
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:
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Highway Patrolman: Le Quebecois.
Boomer: Huh?
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Used by permission of ATV Music Corp.
Performed by Tex Ritter
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Sheriff Bud Boomer, who is rabidly anti-Canada, is played by John Candy, who is Canadian. See more »Goofs
The boat they approach at the dock has a Johnson outboard motor, when they leave the dock the outboard is a Chrysler outboard motor. See more »Quotes
[Highway patrolman tells Boomer why his graffiti must be in both English and French]Highway Patrolman: Le Quebecois.
Boomer: Huh?
Highway Patrolman: You know. Wine drinkers. Pea soup eaters. French Canadians!
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End credits close with: To Johnny LaRue- thanks to you, we got our crane shot. See more »Soundtracks
God Bless America AgainWritten by Bobby Bare and Boyce Hawkins
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Performed by Tex Ritter
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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!