Canadian Bacon (1995)
Canadian Bacon (1995)
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Cast
as President of the U.S.
as Sheriff Bud Boomer
as Deputy Honey
as Stuart Smiley
as Gen. Dick Panzer
as Kabral Jabar
as Rob Boy
as R.J. Hacker
as Niagara Mountie
as Charles Jackal
as Gus
as Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
as Edwin S. Simon
as Russian President
as Panzer's Aide
as President's Aide
as Ruthie
as Pops
as Mountie Sergeant
as Mountie Major
as Toronto Kid
as State Trooper No. 1
as Hacker Hellstorm
as State Trooper No. 2
as Newswoman
as Candy Striper No. 1
as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
as Candy Striper No. 2
as Clarence Thomason
as Secretary of State
as Russian Aide
as Auctioneer
as Ice Cream Girl No. 1
as Ice Cream Girl No. 2
as Special Ops Soldier
as Omega Force Leader
as Snake
as Dell
as Redneck Guy No. 1
as Redneck Guy No. 2, Redneck
as Polite Canadian Woman
as Paulette Kalin
Critic Reviews for Canadian Bacon
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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.
Moore's agit-prop is mildly amusing, but far too preachy to hold water.
Moore's only non-docu is a misfire, a diffuse, unfunny political satire that only John Candy's most avid fans might enjoy.
Falls entirely short of its potential
Let's leave the poking fun at Canadians to those who do it best - Canadians.
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.
Audience Reviews for Canadian Bacon
Michael Moore's comedy may not be for everyone as evidenced by the disparity of reviews here ... but I laughed throughout. The jokes may not be huge, certainly not as big as the egos of the countries it lampoons, but there was a undercurrent of truth in the gags that'll keep 'em in yer head long after you see it.
Super Reviewer
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 US and Canada, that is the plot and its brilliant. Michael Moore writes, directs and cameos in his film which is far better than you would think despite it vanishing into obscurity after release. A minor political satire mixed with black comedy and outright stupidity added with some great performances which really send up the US government, Alda and Torn in the war room together are brilliant, there is also quite abit of influence here from other classic films. One such scene where Dan Aykroyd as a Canadian policeman pulls Candy over in his truck pointing out that the graffiti on the side of his truck must be in French as well as English for all French speaking Canadians which bares a very close similarity to the classic scene in 'Monty Python's Life of Brian' where the Roman centurion orders Brian to spell check his graffiti he had scrawled all over the Roman walls. Great little gem :)
Super Reviewer
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 stereotypes. Michael Moore's script is witty and original. The cast headed by John Candy (in his last role) are all terrific. Each bring something to the screen which makes Canadian Bacon an above average comedy. This is a very clever comedy with political overtones and it works. John Candy is terrific in last performance. I though he brought on big laughs here as a dimwitted American Sheriff. The only thing that really sucks about this film is that it's Candy's last. Canadian Bacon is an original comedy with plenty of laughs that shouldn't be overlooked. Unfortunately it has, and it unfair because Canadian Bacon despite not being a flawless film is really a lot of fun to watch. If you're Canadian like me, you'll understand it's humour a lot more. Most people that this film a bad review seem to miss the point of this entirely. Oh well. Canadian Bacon is a well written, acted and surprisingly accomplished film by Michael Moore. The film may not appeal to everyone, but to those who enjoy such humour, you're in for a treat. This film is a definite comedy classic (for me at least).
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Canadian Bacon Quotes
| Sheriff Bud Boomer: | There's not a locked door in the whole country. |
| President of the United States: | Release Honey pronto, or we'll level Toronto! |
| 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! |
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