Movie
Canadian Bacon
Comedy film with a runtime of 95 minutes, released in 1995. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
In Michael Moore's political satire, the U.S. president (Alan Alda) decides to wage a cold war against Canada in an attempt to reverse his slipping popularity, and, as a result, he drives a small group of incensed Canadians to take matters into their own hands. Alda is the first president in years not to lead his country into war, which naturally means that his approval rating is dangerously low. The sure-fire way to boost his popularity is to start a war and demonstrate American superiority. Unfortunately, as his advisors point out, the U.S. has run out of enemies. That is, until Alda's National Security Advisor Stuart Smiley (Kevin Pollak) happens to catch a segment on the news about a brawl at a Canadian hockey game that began when local American sheriff Bud Boomer (John Candy) made a remark about Canadian beer. This incident gives Smiley the notion to make the public believe that Canada is their new enemy. Determined to demonstrate the mighty power of America to the Canadians, Boomer gets a group of equally angry fellow Americans together to cross the border and perform the most serious of all Canadian crimes -- littering. However, the invasion is foiled and Boomer's numerous blunders threaten to turn a fabricated war into a real one. Written, directed, and produced by Michael Moore, Canadian Bacon takes lighthearted jabs at the differences between the U.S. and Canada, while also satirizing America's obsession with its military strength. The film features John Candy in his last complete screen performance.
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Cast
- Alan Alda
- John Candy
- Rhea Perlman
- Kevin Pollak
- Rip Torn
- Bill Nunn
- Kevin J. O'Connor
- G.D. Spradlin
- Steven Wright
- Jim Belushi
- Brad Sullivan
- Stanley Anderson
- Wallace Shawn
- Richard Council
- Michael Copeman
- Bruce Hunter
- Beth Amos
- Jack Mather
- Kenner Ames
- Roger Dunn
- Natalie Rose
- Michael Woods
- Matt Cooke
- Barbara Schroeder
- Tara Meyer
- Dan Aykroyd
- Fab Filippo
- Carlton Watson
- Stan Coles
- Adrian Hough
- Bryan Armstrong
- Kelsey Binder Moore
- Leah Binder Moore
- Wally Bolland
- Marcos Parilo
- Jim Czarnecki
- Tony Proffer
- Ben Hamper
- Michael Moore
- Linda Genovesi
- Dana Brooks
- Tamara Deverell
- Katherine Southern
- Haskell Wexler
- Douglas Ganton
- Geraldine Peroni
- Sigurjon Sighvatsson
- Arthur Langevin
- Michael Berenbaum
- Wendy Stanzler
- Carol Spier
- Bob Hall
- Lynn Kressel
- Kathleen Glynn
- Terry Miller
- Branko Racki
- Freddy De Mann
- Michael Moore
