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Canadian Bacon

PG 1995 1h 31m Comedy List
17% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
In a desperate bid to revive his abysmal peacetime approval rating, the president of the United States (Alan Alda) agrees to a scheme proposed by corrupt cabinet member Stu Smiley (Kevin Pollak) and launches a top-secret propaganda campaign to vilify Canada. As U.S. citizens get caught up in a xenophobic hysteria, a group of residents of Niagara, N.Y., wielding machine guns, organize a vigilante invasion that could trigger a real war with America's gentle neighbor to the north.
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Geoff Brown Times (UK) It is painful to watch the documentary maverick of Roger and Me make such a botch of his actors in Canadian Bacon. Mar 17, 2021 Full Review Nigel Andrews Financial Times A limp, ill-scripted caper. Mar 17, 2021 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom A dreadful waste of top talent. Rated: 1/5 Aug 1, 2002 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies The premise behind Canadian Bacon is so absurd that it could very well have come from the mind of Mel Brooks. Rated: 4/5 Mar 4, 2024 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy It takes a promising idea and mostly surrounds it with dull characters and insipid scenarios. Rated: 2/4 Oct 1, 2022 Full Review Rob Vaux Flipside Movie Emporium Moore's agit-prop is mildly amusing, but far too preachy to hold water. Rated: 2/5 Aug 29, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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j f Possibly best comedic cast of the 90s. Kind of falls apart in 3rd act. But, one of the best political satires ever made. Probably second next to Strangelove. Massively underrated film!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Lefty L so real. murikkka is trash. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/08/23 Full Review Joel H It's a shame that Canadian Bacon is John Candy's final film. He was such a comedic presence, and his talents are almost completely wasted here. This movie isn't funny, it's smug. It feels as if an angry person was trying to thinly veil their annoyance by telling everyone they're just joking. And when I found out this movie was written & directed by Michael Moore, that feeling made sense. The story is nonsensical, and the humor consists of the same three jokes repeated ad nauseum: Americans are gun-toting idiots, Canadians are overly nice idiots, and the government is a bunch of power-hungry idiots. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/07/23 Full Review Michael S I love this movie. It is my favorite John Candy film. The first 2/3 of the movie is hilarious. It has a great cast including Alan Alda as President of the United States. Rip Torn plays a Great War mongering general. Rhea Perlman has that same attitude as her Cheer's character. Dan Akroyd had me in stitches as a Canadian police officer. And of course John Candy at his best. It is a funny, absurd movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/08/23 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 31 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/16/23 Full Review Steve D Not even remotely funny. Not for a moment. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In a desperate bid to revive his abysmal peacetime approval rating, the president of the United States (Alan Alda) agrees to a scheme proposed by corrupt cabinet member Stu Smiley (Kevin Pollak) and launches a top-secret propaganda campaign to vilify Canada. As U.S. citizens get caught up in a xenophobic hysteria, a group of residents of Niagara, N.Y., wielding machine guns, organize a vigilante invasion that could trigger a real war with America's gentle neighbor to the north.
Director
Michael Moore
Producer
David Brown, Ron Rotholz, Michael Moore
Production Co
Propaganda Films, Dog Eat Dog Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Gramercy Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$133.7K
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround
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