Canadian Bacon 1995

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 91 min

genre: comedy

theme: propaganda

director: Michael Moore

Score: 5 / 10

Canadian Bacon is a 1995 comedy film written, produced, and directed by Michael Moore which satirizes Canada–United States relations along the Canada–United States border. The film stars an ensemble cast featuring Alan Alda, John Candy (in his final film role), Bill Nunn, Kevin J. O'Connor, Rhea Perlman, Kevin Pollak, G. D. Spradlin, and Rip Torn. It tells the story of a struggling President who is persuaded by his confidantes to fight with Canada as a local sheriff and his friends get involved.

Plot

In Niagara Falls, New York, thousands of former employees are outraged with military businessman R. J. Hacker who had closed down his weapons manufacturing plant Hacker Dynamics. Its local sheriff Budd Boomer and his deputy/girlfriend Honey prevent the suicide by falling off Niagara Falls by Hacker Dynamics worker Roy Boy.

Cast

More details

author	Michael Moore
contentLocation	New York Washington, D.C.
director	Michael Moore
editor	Michael Berenbaum Wendey Stanzler
genre	comedy political satire
keywords	across the border arrest beer in canada break out canadian beer canadian prime minister central intelligence agency cia cia agent cn tower cold war cop deputy sheriff fall former employee hart memorial trophy hogan\'s heroes hydroelectric hydroelectric plant hydroelectricity international terrorism iron fist kill learn machine gun manufacturing plant meet mexico militia moscow mountie national rifle association of america national security national security advisor new cold war oliver north power plant president of russia president of the united states prime minister prime minister of canada rat royal canadian mounted police rule russian president second cold war serve suicide by gun suicide by gunshot the national toronto maple leafs win
musicBy	Elmer Bernstein
producer	David Brown Michael Moore Ron Rotholz
publisher	Gramercy Pictures
recordedAt	Hamilton Niagara Falls Toronto
theme	propaganda