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Canadian Bacon Details

1995

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Starring	John Candy, Alan Alda, Rhea Perlman, Bill Nunn
Director	Michael Moore
Genres	Comedy

Canadian Bacon

In this wacky satire on the cold war mentality, the president of the United States and an arms manufacturer find it in their best economic interests to plant rumours of a potential nuclear attack--by Canada. Then, following a border incident at a hockey tournament, a patriotic sheriff and his deputies plan a counteroffensive...with hilarious results.
Directed by activist-writer-television mogul Michael Moore, CANADIAN BACON combines the talents of John Candy and Dan Aykroyd with such actors and comedians as Steven Wright, Rip Torn, and James Belushi. The film is reminiscent of the terrific Peter Sellers vehicle THE MOUSE THAT ROARED, which dealt with the Duchy of Grand Fenwick declaring war on the United States in order to lose and thus receive millions in reparations.

Starring	John Candy, Alan Alda, Rhea Perlman, Bill Nunn, Kevin O'Connor, Kevin Pollak, Rip Torn
Director	Michael Moore
Studio	MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 31 mins
Certificate
Genres	Comedy
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1995 To Rent: DVD: 02 Feb 2004

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- Moore took a mischievous but pointed look at American mores in Roger & Me and in his small-screen series TV Nation.... read more on Time Out
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  Some funny bits
  
  Michael should stick to documentaries, this is an average comedy.
  
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  I finally got around to watching this film in 2010.
  
  They make a reference to the movie Forrest Gump which suggested that it was newer than I thought it was.
  
  Still very much dated though, this film is ... read more »
  
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  Good insight into how a life spirals out of control, and how peer pressure, family dynamics work.
  
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  I'm a big Michael Moore fan but this is the first movie I've rented from Amazon and stopped watching half way through.
  
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  In this wacky satire on the cold war mentality, the president of the United States and an arms manufacturer find it in their best economic interests to plant rumours of a potential nuclear attack--by Canada. Then, following a border incident at a hockey tournament, a patriotic sheriff and his ...