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Canadian Bacon

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Canadian Bacon (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 2  Rotten:12 Average Rating: 3.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Synopsis:
In this wacky satire on the cold war mentality, the president of the United States and an arms manufacturer find it in their best economic interests to plant rumors of a potential nuclear attack--by Canada. Then, following a border incident at a hockey tournament, a patriotic sheriff and his... [More]
In this wacky satire on the cold war mentality, the president of the United States and an arms manufacturer find it in their best economic interests to plant rumors of a potential nuclear attack--by Canada. Then, following a border incident at a hockey tournament, a patriotic sheriff and his deputies plan a counteroffensive...with hilarious results. Directed by activist-writer-television mogul Michael Moore, CANADIAN BACON combines the talents of John Candy and Dan Aykroyd with such actors and comedians as Steven Wright, Rip Torn, and James Belushi. The film is reminiscent of the terrific Peter Sellers vehicle THE MOUSE THAT ROARED, which dealt with the Duchy of Grand Fenwick declaring war on the United States in order to lose and receive millions in reparations. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: John Candy, Dan Aykroyd, Rhea Perlman, Kevin Pollak, Bill Nunn

Director: Michael Moore
Producer: David Brown

DVD Info

Release:

Oct 5, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Stereo - English
  • Dolby Digital Stereo - Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

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Moore's agit-prop is mildly amusing, but far too preachy to hold water.

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08/29/05 08:17 PM
Rob Vaux
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07/03/05 03:27 PM
Emanuel Levy
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Falls entirely short of its potential

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06/08/04 06:19 PM
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com
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Let's leave the poking fun at Canadians to those who do it best - Canadians.

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08/18/03 01:53 AM
Ryan Cracknell
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05/20/03 05:04 PM
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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04/07/03 02:12 PM
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)
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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.

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02/07/03 10:43 AM
Larry Carroll
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10/13/02 10:32 PM
Mark Palermo
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09/10/02 08:05 AM
Kevin N. Laforest
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09/03/02 12:19 PM
Dragan Antulov
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A dreadful waste of top talent.

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08/01/02 02:43 PM
Nell Minow
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07/30/02 11:17 AM
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Wow. Just wow. Moore should stick to the "non-fiction" world.

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07/25/02 10:17 PM
Scott Weinberg
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Funny often enough to make it worth watching.

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02/28/02 08:04 AM
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Barbara Shulgasser
San Francisco Examiner
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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.

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Mike Clark
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Susan Stark
Detroit News
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