movie

1995 · United States

Canadian Bacon

Comedy

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 91 min
Age rating: PG
Language: English
Country: United States
Violence: Moderate

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.

The story

The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war with Canada.

the white house
political satire
international relations
war plan red

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Rip Torn — General Dick Panzer
Kevin J. O'Connor — Roy Boy
Bill Nunn — Kabral Jabar
G.D. Spradlin — R.J. Hacker
Jim Belushi — Charles Jackal, NBS Reporter
Steven Wright — RCMP Officer at Headquarters
Brad Sullivan — Gus, CIA Canada Desk Agent
Stanley Anderson — Edwin S. Simon, NBS News Anchor
Richard Council — Russian President Vladimir Krushkin
Wallace Shawn — Canadian Prime Minister Clark MacDonald
Michael Copeman — Panzer's Aide

Directed: Michael Moore
Written: Michael Moore

Production

Rating: 5.7 / 10 · 264 ratings
Studio: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Propaganda Films, David Brown Productions, Maverick Picture Company, Dog Eat Dog Films, Gramercy Pictures

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.