Release Date: Oct 23, 1987 Wide
Release Date: Oct 23, 1987 Wide
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Veteran Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent handled the direction of John and the Missus. And who with better right? Pinsent also wrote the novel upon which his screenplay was based. John Munn (Pinsent) is a Newfoundland miner whose town faces extermination when the local copper mine is closed. Everyone else in town is resigned to relocate, but John stands firm, hoping to salvage the home of his father. Jackie Burroughs co-stars as John's wife, or "Missus," who backs up her husband's near-hopeless
Oct 23, 1987 Wide
Feb 24, 1988
Enough with the Newfoundlandia, you say? Enough with the memory lane crap? I wholeheartedly agree - as soon as I'm done with this one.John & The Missus is a fictional story with roots in reality - namely, the government resettlement program that took place in Newfoundland during the 60's, which saw entire coastal
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