amazinGross (2004)

The life and times of Paul Gross. Meet the man behind the "Mountie".

Director:

Peter Gentile

Writer:

Peter Pallotta

Stars:

Martha Burns, Bob Gross, Paul Gross

Cast

Credited cast:
Martha Burns	...	Herself
Bob Gross	...	Himself
Paul Gross	...	Himself
Renie Gross	...	Herself
Leslie Hope	...	Herself
Robert Lantos	...	Himself
Leslie Nielsen	...	Himself
Gordon Pinsent	...	Himself
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Himself
Kenneth Welsh	...	Narrator

Storyline

Meet the man behind the Mountie in amazinGross: The Life and Times of Paul Gross, a light-hearted, intimate profile of the multi-talented actor, writer, producer and arts activist. An army brat from Alberta, Paul Gross spent the first 15 years of his life without a permanent home-living in the U.S., Germany and England. He hid his insecurities behind a tough guy exterior, and for a while, got mixed up with the wrong crowd. His Canadian accent made him a target, and Gross responded like any kid from Calgary might, with his fists. Luckily, he discovered humour, and a passion for art, writing and the theatre. Despite his leading-man looks, Gross's first success came not as an actor, but as a playwright. The award-winning The Deer and the Antelope Play was produced while he was still a student at the University of Alberta. He is also a singer-songwriter with two country-influenced albums to his name. By the time Gross wrote, directed and starred in the feature film Men with Brooms, he was...

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Plot Keywords:

interview | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 October 2004 (Canada)

Also Known As:

amazinGross: The Life and Times of Paul Gross

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MDF Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

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