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Canadian Bacon (1994)

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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.

R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Michael Moore

In Theaters: Sep 22, 1995 Wide

On DVD: May 22, 2001

MGM Home Entertainment

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Alan Alda
President of the United...
John Candy
Sheriff Bud Boomer
Rhea Perlman
Deputy Honey
Kevin Pollak
Stuart Smiley
Rip Torn
Gen. Dick Panzer
Bill Nunn
Kabral Jabar
Beth Amos
Ruthie
Stanley Anderson
Edwin S. Simon
Michael Copeman
Panzer's Aide
Richard Council
Russian President
Fab Filippo
Candy Striper
Bruce Hunter
President's Aide
Kevin J. O'Connor
Roy Boy
Wallace Shawn
Canadian Prime Minister...
Brad Sullivan
Gus
Steven Wright
Niagara Mountie
Dan Aykroyd
Highway Patrolman (uncr...
James Belushi
Charles Jackal
Michael Moore
Redneck
G.D. Spradlin
R.J. Hacker
Kenner Ames
Mountie Sergeant
Matt Cooke
State Trooper
Sheila Gray
Hacker Hellstorm
Carlton Watson
Clarence Thomason
Dana Brooks
Paulette Kalin
Roger Dunn
Mountie Major
Stan Coles
Secretary of State
Jack Mather
Pops
Michael Woods
State Trooper

Critic Reviews for Canadian Bacon

All Critics (22) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (12) | DVD (1)

The best thing you can say about this scattershot political satire is that the late John Candy's next-to-last picture is relatively funnier and less depressing than his valedictory Wagons East.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Mike Clark

USA Today

Top Critic

Moore's agit-prop is mildly amusing, but far too preachy to hold water.

August 29, 2005 Comment

Rob Vaux

Flipside Movie Emporium

Moore's only non-docu is a misfire, a diffuse, unfunny political satire that only John Candy's most avid fans might enjoy.

July 3, 2005 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Falls entirely short of its potential

June 8, 2004 Comment

Sarah Chauncey

Reel.com

Let's leave the poking fun at Canadians to those who do it best - Canadians.

August 18, 2003 Full Review Source: Movie Views

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Ryan Cracknell

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A funny, underrated little gem that doesn't say much for Michael Moore as a fictional director, but does showcase his talents as a writer. The last decent John Candy film.

February 7, 2003 Comment (1)

Larry Carroll

Countingdown.com

A dreadful waste of top talent.

August 1, 2002 Comment

Nell Minow

Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Wow. Just wow. Moore should stick to the "non-fiction" world.

July 25, 2002 Comments (3)

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Funny often enough to make it worth watching.

February 28, 2002 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

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Very clever and very amusing comedy staring yet not centred around John Candy, this is more of a vehicle for many good character actors including Alan Alda, Rip Torn, Dan Aykroyd, Kevin Pollak and G.D. Spradlin.The US President is losing in the approval ratings so on advice from his yes men he invents a war between the

August 13, 2011

Phil Hubbard

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Canadian Bacon is a very underrated comedy. Directed by documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, Canadian Bacon tells the story of an unpopular U.S President trying to gain popularity in the polls by trying to start a new cold war with Canada! As a Canadian I found this to be a very funny film filled with the usual

May 31, 2011

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

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1. President of the United States: Release Honey pronto, or we'll level Toronto!
– Submitted by Eric J (19 days ago)
1. Gus: These Canadians suffer from a serious inferiority complex. That's why they built this: The Canadian National Tower! World's largest free-standing structure!
– Submitted by Andrew B (2 months ago)

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