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Canadian Bacon (1995) -- The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war against Canada.
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Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   8,454 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Michael Moore (written by)
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Release Date:
22 September 1995 (USA) more
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Tagline:
It Gets Lonely at the Top, When There's No More Butt to Kick. more
Plot:
The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war against Canada. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
The joke is on you... more (104 total)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Candy ... Sheriff Bud Boomer

Alan Alda ... President of the United States
Rhea Perlman ... Honey

Kevin Pollak ... Stu Smiley

Rip Torn ... General Dick Panzer
Kevin J. O'Connor ... Roy Boy

Bill Nunn ... Kabral
G.D. Spradlin ... R. J. Hacker (as G. D. Spradlin)
Steven Wright ... Niagara Mountie

James Belushi ... Charles Jackal (as Jim Belushi)
Brad Sullivan ... Gus

Stanley Anderson ... Edwin S. Simon

Richard Council ... Russian President

Wallace Shawn ... Canadian Prime Minister
Michael Copeman ... Panzer's Aide
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language and violence.
Runtime:
91 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:PG | USA:PG (NO. 33582) | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:PG
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Trivia:
CAMEO 'Maurice Mad Dog Vachon': the thug who arm wrestles with Rhea Perlman in a bar (Vachon was a hugely popular professional wrestler for over 40 years) more
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Errors in geography: When approaching Toronto, the view of the skyline is from Toronto Island, which is not accessible by road. more
Quotes:
Roy Boy: How come you never see any black guys playing hockey?
Kabral: Now do you think it's easy to just gradually take over every professional sport? Let me tell you something, man. Brothers have started figuring out this ice thing. Hope you enjoyed it!
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References "Hogan's Heroes" (1965) more
Soundtrack:
Only In America more

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29 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
The joke is on you..., 21 March 2002
8/10
Author: Wally-17 (wallyo@hotmail.com) from Canada's Capital, Toronto

I don't usually write reviews, but I feel compelled. Just read through the user comments on Canadian Bacon here and I'm chuckleing. Not only is this movie subtly hilarious, its nearly perfect as so many people are only contributing to the joke.

I recall sitting in a hostel in Switzerland on a trip across Europe, and listening to two American guys drinking and talking to two Austrailians. They were telling them about this hilarious movie called Canadian Bacon that did such a great job of making fun of how stupid and dumb Canadians are.

Which only makes the movie better, because it is so obviously, once you are in the know, a satire of America and particularly it's arrogant/ignorant (take your pick) stereotypes of Canada.

Truly, with every scathing review stating "This movie is a waste of time as it makes obvious stabs at Canada. That country should be insulted and the joke gets old." No, the joke only gets better with every American reviewer who doesn't get it, pushing it that much closer to a truly inspired masterpiece.

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