Fetching Cody

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Movie Info

A small-time Vancouver drug dealer traverses through time in a desperate bid to alter the grim fate of his comatose girlfriend in this bittersweet time travel fantasy from first-time director David Ray. Art (Jay Baruchel) is a petty drug slinger whose relationship with girlfriend and addict Cody (Sarah Lind) is starting to get serious. After Art arrives home one evening to find Cody overdosed on the floor and drifting into a coma, he seeks refuge at the home of eccentric junk collector Harvey (Jim Byrnes) -- an old street friend who claims that the ratty recliner he has recently acquired is actually a cleverly disguised time machine. Immediately dismissing his friend's outlandish claim but desperate to fulfill his promise that he will always be there to protect her, Art collapses in the chair and wishes himself back to the time before Cody became addicted to drugs. Upon awakening in another time, Art realizes that the chair is in fact the real deal and embarks on a desperate mission to change the future and save Cody's life.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By:

David Ray
Written By:

David Ray
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 2005 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jan 27, 2009
Runtime:

87 minutes
Studio:

Vanguard

Cast

Jay Baruchel
as Art

Sarah Lind
as Cody

Jim Byrnes
as Harvey

Lucas Blaney
as Holden Wesson

Neil Denis
as Sudden

Liam McGuigan
as David `Helmut' Yar

Chilton Crane
as Mrs. Wesson

Nicole Muñoz
as Young Cody

Robert Kaiser
as Sabrina

Barclay Hope
as Mr. Wesson

Angela Moore
as Sam

Jessica McLeod
as Rose

Kyla Anderson
as Chara

Peter Hanlon
as School Principal

Art Kitching
as Paramedic No. 1

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Critic Reviews for Fetching Cody

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (3) | Rotten (5)

Ungainly mix of gritty street-life drama, perky teen romance and seriocomic sci-fi time-tripping never jells.

May 26, 2006

Joe Leydon
Variety
Top Critic
Ray's script shambles off in all directions and succeeds only in reinforcing our disbelief.

May 26, 2006 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Susan Walker
Toronto Star
Top Critic
The final third of the script feels like an afterthought in a film that cannot bring any plausibility to its gritty setting nor its characters' plight because it began with an inherently sentimental plot device.

May 26, 2006 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Kate Taylor
Globe and Mail
Top Critic
...certain scenes come off as surprisingly entertaining while others just seem to drag on and on.

May 27, 2006 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Fetching Cody, with its squeaky-clean leads and tidy Vancouver streets generally comes off like an ABC After School Special with a lukewarm Twilight Zone ending.

May 26, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies