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Cloudburst

  • 20112011
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.4K
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Cloudburst (2011)
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AdventureComedyDrama
A lesbian couple escape from their nursing home and head up to Canada to get married. Along the way, they pick up a young, male hitchhiker.A lesbian couple escape from their nursing home and head up to Canada to get married. Along the way, they pick up a young, male hitchhiker.A lesbian couple escape from their nursing home and head up to Canada to get married. Along the way, they pick up a young, male hitchhiker.
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2.4K
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    • Thom Fitzgerald
    • Thom Fitzgerald
  • Stars
    • Olympia Dukakis
    • Brenda Fricker
    • Kristin Booth
    • Thom Fitzgerald
    • Thom Fitzgerald
  • Stars
    • Olympia Dukakis
    • Brenda Fricker
    • Kristin Booth
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 31User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Cloudburst
    Trailer 2:30
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    Cloudburst (2011)
    Olympia Dukakis as Stella in Cloudburst.
    Olympia Dukakis and Marlane O'Brien in Cloudburst.
    Randy Boliver and Marlane O'Brien in Cloudburst.
    Olympia Dukakis as Stella and Brenda Fricker as Dot in Cloudburst.
    Olympia Dukakis as Stella in Cloudburst.
    Ryan Doucette and Olympia Dukakis face off in "Cloudburst"
    Olympia Dukakis as Stella and Brenda Fricker as Dot in Cloudburst.
    Olympia Dukakis as Stella and Brenda Fricker as Dot in Cloudburst.
    Ryan Doucette as Prentice in "Cloudburst"
    Olympia Dukakis and Ryan Doucette in "Cloudburst"
    Thom Fitzgerald smells the roses on the set of Cloudburst

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    Olympia Dukakis
    Olympia Dukakis
    • Stella
    Brenda Fricker
    Brenda Fricker
    • Dot
    Kristin Booth
    Kristin Booth
    • Molly
    Michael McPhee
    • Tommy
    Mary-Colin Chisholm
    Mary-Colin Chisholm
    • Ynez
    Stephen Arnold
    • Earl
    • (as Steve Arnold)
    Juanita Peters
    • Nurse
    Ruth Owen
    • Nursing Home Resident
    Ryan Doucette
    Ryan Doucette
    • Prentice
    Michael Best
    • Hotel Clerk
    Trina Corkum
    Trina Corkum
    • Waitress
    Mark A. Owen
    Mark A. Owen
    • Border Patrol
    • (as Mark Owen)
    John Dunsworth
    John Dunsworth
    • Arnold
    John Beale
    • Border Patrol
    Wanda Arab
    • Border Patrol
    Michael Ray Fox
    • Border Guard
    Marlane O'Brien
    • Cat
    Randy Boliver
    • Guillaume
      • Thom Fitzgerald
      • Thom Fitzgerald
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film is an adaptation of the 2010 stage play of the same name by Thom Fitzgerald, who did his own adaptation for the screen.
    • Quotes

      Stella: Y'know, I saw this TV show: Rosie O'Donnell took a bunch of dykes on a cruise to Nova Scotia, then this flock of lesbians got married there.

      Dot: Flock?

      Stella: That's what they call us when we're in a group; a gaggle of gays, a flock of lesbians. Like in nature.

      Dot: Stella, are you proposing to me?

      Stella: Maybe.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Episode #10.22 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Ain't Life Sweet
      Written and Performed by Penny Lang

    User reviews31

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    10/10
    I know these gals... Loved it... A treat for the soul
    Really! Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker portray lesbians that have been in my life, foul mouth and all. To those who says this movie is not 100% realistic, well, thank heavens for that! These characters are real enough and the humor is great. The real life consequences of getting old, living as unmarried, unrecognized partners is very real and can be very painful. And those issues are brought forth with irony, clarity, raunchiness and loving tenderness. Just like life.

    The young hitchhiker character was endearing, bringing another additional layer of the complexity of human relationships into the mix. This movie is lighthearted at times, laughing out loud funny here and there, and dramatizes the struggles of being homosexual, elderly, and being authentically out of the norm.
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    • Mar 19, 2014

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 2011 (Canada)
      • United States
      • Canada
      • Former Official site - no longer active as of January 2017
      • Producer's Official Facebook - still active as of January 2017
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
      • Emotion Pictures
      • The Movie Network (TMN)
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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