Citizen Duane

Name: Citizen Duane
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2007-11-16T16:30:58-08:00
Rating: 33

2006

Citizen Duane

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Average Rating: 2.9/5

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Indie director Michael Mabbott follows his debut effort, The Life and Times of Guy Terrifico, with a sophomore feature, the quirky underdog comedy-drama Citizen Duane. Douglas Smith plays Duane Balfour, one of the sons in a family known for fighting impossible battles against tremendous odds. When Duane loses his run for student council president, he vows to take on an even loftier mission: "Operation Infinite Justice," carried out against his sworn enemy, Chad Milton. Chad is the grandson of the local town bigwig, whose family extends its influence to every corner of the community. Duane's teacher, Miss Houston (Vivica A. Fox) discourages him, but he refuses to back down, and - in a last-ditch attempt to rid the town of the dark shadow that the Miltons cast over it - decides to run for mayor himself, backed by an eccentric relative, Uncle Bingo - a man notorious for once putting all of his money on a horse called 'Glue Factory.' First timers Jonathan Sobol and Robert Leskie penned the script; the picture co-stars Alberta Watson, Devon Bostick and Jane McGregor.

Rating:

PG-13
Genre:

Comedy
Directed By:

Michael Mabbott
Written By:

Robert DeLeskie, Jonathan Sobol
In Theaters:

Sep 8, 2006 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Apr 20, 2010
Runtime:

99 minutes
Studio:

All Channel Films

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Cast

Douglas Smith
as Duane Balfour

Devon Bostick
as Maurie Balfour

Vivica A. Fox
as Miss Houston

Donal Logue
as Bingo

Alberta Watson
as Bonnie Balfour

Jane McGregor
as Molly Buckley

Nicholas Carella
as Chad Milton

Andrew Corry
as Cosmo

Rosemary Dunsmore
as Mayor Kelly Milton

Jessica Holmes
as Kim Vegas

Tyler Hynes
as Rebel Stoner

Sam Jouppi
as Nils VanDerBeer

Kevin Jubinville
as Mort McQuillan

Daveed Louza
as Techie

Christopher B. MacCabe
as Cecil Balfour

Robert Mauriell
as Greasy Slickster

Lisa Ng
as Julie the Intern

Joe Pingue
as Vince Vaserelli

Peter Stebbings
as Minister

Richard Waugh
as Jim Clapperton

Eric Weinthal
as City Clerk

Scott Wickware
as Mr. McNeil

Alex Woodside
as Todd Rico

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Critic Reviews for Citizen Duane

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (4)

Seems to owe a debt to Napoleon Dynamite.

Sep 23, 2006 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Globe and Mail
Top Critic
Wretchedly undercooked.

Sep 12, 2006 | Full Review…

Eddie Cockrell
Variety
Top Critic
Lackluster teen election tale with extra drinking, swearing.

Dec 30, 2010 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

Renee Schonfeld
Common Sense Media
Citizen Duane has a heart, and it ultimately avoids wrapping itself up into a nice, neat little package.

Nov 16, 2007

Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies
An underdog comedy that's neither funny nor poignant nor ingratiating

Sep 10, 2006 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central
...an entertaining yet distinctly forgettable little comedy...

Sep 10, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

David Nusair
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