Canadian Bacon [Blu-ray]

Director: Michael Moore Michael Moore

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/13/2022
UPC:	0760137855187
Original Release:	1994
Source:	Mvd Marquee Collect
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	18,946

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Alan Alda	President of the U.S.
John Candy	Sheriff Bud Boomer
Rhea Perlman	Deputy Honey
Kevin Pollak	Stuart Smiley
Rip Torn	Gen. Dick Panzer
Bill Nunn	Kabral Jabar
G.D. Spradlin	R.J. Hacker
Steven Wright	Niagara Mountie
James Belushi	Charles Jackal
Brad Sullivan	Gus
Stanley Anderson	Edwin S. Simon
Wallace Shawn	Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
Richard Council	Russian President
Michael Copeman	Panzer's Aide
Bruce Hunter	President's Aide
Beth Amos	Ruthie
Jack Mather	Pops
Kenner Ames	Mountie Sergeant
Roger Dunn	Mountie Major
Natalie Rose	Toronto Kid
Michael Woods	State Trooper No. 1
Matt Cooke	State Trooper No. 2
Barbara Schroeder	Newswoman
Dan Aykroyd	Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Tara Meyer	Candy Striper No. 1
Fab Filippo	Candy Striper No. 2
Carlton Watson	Clarence Thomason
Stan Coles	Secretary of State
Adrian Hough	Russian Aide
Bryan Armstrong	Auctioneer
Kelsey Binder Moore	Ice Cream Girl No. 1,Ice Cream Girl No. 2,Redneck Guy No. 2
Wally Bolland	Special Ops Soldier
Marcos Parilo	Omega Force Leader
Jim Czarnecki	Snake
Tony Proffer	Dell
Ben Hamper	Redneck Guy No. 1
Linda Genovesi	Polite Canadian Woman
Dana Brooks	Paulette Kalin
Sheila Gray	Hacker Hellstorm
Kevin J. O'Connor	Actor

Technical Credits

Michael Moore	Director,Producer
David Brown	Producer
Freddy De Mann	Executive Producer
Steve Golin	Producer
Bob Hall	Special Effects
Lynn Kressel	Casting
Arthur Langevin	Special Effects
Branko Racki	Stunts
Ron Rotholz	Producer
Sigurjon Sighvatsson	Executive Producer