WWII vet Eddie Boyd is torn between providing for his young family and an unfulfilled dream of becoming a Hollywood star. He discovers a way to do both, but his dream leads him down a path of danger and tragedy.
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- 1 win & 7 nominations.
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Cast
Scott Speedman | ... |
Edwin Boyd
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Kelly Reilly | ... |
Doreen Boyd
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Kevin Durand | ... |
Lenny Jackson
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Joseph Cross | ... |
Val Kozak
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Brendan Fletcher | ... |
Willie 'The Clown' Jackson
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Charlotte Sullivan | ... |
Mary Mitchell
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Melanie Scrofano | ... |
Ann Roberts
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Brian Cox | ... |
Glover Boyd
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William Mapother | ... |
Detective David Rhys
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Christian Martyn | ... |
Billy Boyd
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Cynthia Galant | ... |
Carolyn Boyd
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Daniel Kash | ... |
Al
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Joris Jarsky | ... |
War Veteran
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Brigitte Kingsley | ... |
Fiona Kordic
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Tara Nicodemo | ... |
Bank Teller (Robbery 1)
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Marty Adams | ... |
Bank Manager (Robbery 1)
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Sandra Forsell | ... |
Bank Teller (Robbery 3 & 4)
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Robert Bockstael | ... |
Bank Manager (Robbery 3 & 4)
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Craig Snoyer | ... |
Dutch
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Marianne McIsaac | ... |
Lorne Green School Receptionist
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Steven McCarthy | ... |
Jail Reporter
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Jim Calarco | ... |
Priest
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Greg Ellwand | ... |
Mayor
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Troy Boudreau | ... |
Forest Hill House Reporter #1
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Rhaelyn Gillespie | ... |
Bank Teller (1966)
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Mark Fisher | ... |
Plainclothes Detective
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Sandro Frenguelli | ... |
Bank Customer (Robbery 3)
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Janine Davies | ... |
Passerby
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Lorne Greene | ... |
Self - CBC Reporter (1952) (archiveFootage)
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Keith Bowser | ... |
Reporter (courthouse) (uncredited)
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Maureen Henderson | ... |
Bank Employee (uncredited)
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Joey Iachetta | ... |
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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Darcy Roy | ... |
Alley Cop (uncredited)
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Patrick Stevenson | ... |
Tough Cop (uncredited)
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Directed by
Nathan Morlando |
Written by
Nathan Morlando | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Daniel Bekerman | ... | co-producer / line producer (as Dan Bekerman) |
Allison Black | ... | producer |
Kirk D'Amico | ... | executive producer |
Helen Du Toit | ... | co-producer |
Niv Fichman | ... | consulting producer |
Karen Franklin | ... | associate producer |
Daniel Iron | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Max Richter |
Cinematography by
Steve Cosens |
Editing by
Richard Comeau |
Editorial Department
Darcy Arthurs | ... | digital intermediate producer: Technicolor |
Chris Costello | ... | dailies assistant |
Oren Edenson | ... | technician: studio |
Jim Fleming | ... | digital intermediate colourist |
James Fraser | ... | sales executive: for Technicolor Creative Services |
Sandro Frenguelli | ... | post production assistant: to the producers |
Joscelyn Goode | ... | film timer (as Joselyn Goode) |
Rob Gyorgy | ... | digital intermediate on-line editor (as Rev. Rob Gyorgy) |
Carlos Herrera | ... | editing: partner |
Graham Hoselton | ... | front end supervisor |
Margaret Hutz | ... | digital film technician (as Margaret Mansell) |
Colin Moore | ... | dailies colourist |
Andrew Pascoe | ... | digital film supervisor |
Dan Peel | ... | editing: partner |
Sandy Pereira | ... | epk editor / first assistant picture editor |
Jennifer Renaud | ... | studio coordinator |
Casting By
Richard Hicks | ||
David Rubin |
Production Design by
Aidan Leroux |
Art Direction by
Peter Mihaichuk |
Set Decoration by
Rob Hepburn |
Costume Design by
Brenda Broer |
Makeup Department
Clara Dinunzio | ... | key hairdresser |
Manuela Dumitru | ... | makeup assistant |
Chantal Gravel | ... | dailies hair stylist |
Ezio Metallo | ... | barber: Scott Speedman's |
Robbi O'Quinn | ... | key makeup artist |
Erin Olmsted | ... | assistant hairdresser |
Larissa Palaszczuk | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Elena Tudor | ... | makeup assistant |
Manuela Tudor | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Helen Du Toit | ... | post-production supervisor |
Lorraine Samuel | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Neille Brockie | ... | third assistant director |
Sarah Campbell | ... | second assistant director |
David Seymour | ... | trainee assistant director |
Andrew Shea | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
Emily Blass | ... | designer: vision book |
Christopher Brown | ... | carpenter |
Matt Ceolin | ... | daily set dresser |
Linda Cheung | ... | set decoration buyer |
Selena Colucci | ... | set dresser |
Matt Connors | ... | set dresser |
Jeff Dixon | ... | draftsperson |
Julien Favre | ... | graphics |
Paul Grimard | ... | props |
Andrew Hill | ... | lead set dresser |
Jason Jacob | ... | carpenter |
Michel Jacob | ... | carpenter |
Peter Karmazsin | ... | set dresser |
Michelle Lannon | ... | on-set dresser |
Marguerite Lippert | ... | painter |
Anne Metheany | ... | art trainee |
Gilbert Mirou | ... | carpenter (as Gilbert Miron) |
Ian Pozzebon | ... | daily set dresser |
Melinda Ramsay | ... | gun wrangler |
Robin Richesson | ... | storyboard artist |
Glen Roemer | ... | assistant property master |
Ed Spender | ... | head carpenter |
Derrick Thompson | ... | painter |
Sophie Ward | ... | art department trainee |
Julia Wille | ... | property master |
Michael Zavner | ... | carpenter |
Sound Department
Jo Caron | ... | foley recordist |
Kathy Choi | ... | dialogue editor |
Sue Conley | ... | dialogue editor |
Roderick Deogrades | ... | sound effects editor (as Rod Deogrades) |
Jérôme Décarie | ... | foley artist |
Kyle D. Krajewski | ... | adr recordist |
Kirk Lynds | ... | re-recording mixer |
Bill McMillan | ... | sound recordist |
Steve Medeiros | ... | first assistant sound editor |
Joe Morrow | ... | mix operator |
Paul Sacco | ... | dolby sound consultant |
Lou Solakofski | ... | re-recording mixer |
Matthew Stark | ... | boom operator |
Jane Tattersall | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
Special Effects by
Max Macdonald | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
Robert Crowther | ... | visual effects coordinator |
Tony Cybulski | ... | digital compositor |
Justin Stephenson | ... | credit sequence: designer |
Tom Turnbull | ... | visual effects supervisor: Rocket Science |
Stunts
Rene Bishop | ... | stunt double: Scott Speedman |
Dylan Bryson | ... | stunt rigging |
Eric Bryson | ... | stunt coordinator / stunt cop |
Jay Canavan | ... | stunt double: Kevin Durand |
Danny Lima | ... | stunt double: Joseph Cross |
Martin Williams | ... | stunt rigger (as Marten Williams) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Craig Black | ... | best boy electric |
Darren Boyce | ... | key grip |
Daniel Cedolia | ... | epk videographer (as Dan Cedolia) |
Yvonne Collins | ... | first assistant camera |
Helen Du Toit | ... | additional photography |
Kevin Ducharme | ... | electrician (as Kevin 'Road Rash' Ducharme) |
Bryce Duffy | ... | additional photography |
Tyler Emms | ... | third grip |
Sophie Giraud | ... | still photographer |
Andy Gondek | ... | electric |
Jeremy Jemec | ... | head gaffer |
Beth Nobes | ... | second assistant camera |
Anthony Police | ... | best boy grip |
Dave Sansford | ... | generator operator |
Melanie Teixeira | ... | camera trainee |
Jeff Turco | ... | grip |
Steve Winn | ... | dolly grip |
Casting Department
Jennifer Barbeau | ... | background casting assistant |
Rosalia Chilelli | ... | background casting (as Rosalie Chilelli) |
Robin D. Cook | ... | casting: canada |
Stephanie Gorin | ... | casting: canada |
Karen P. Morris | ... | Associate Casting Director: US |
Jonathan Oliveira | ... | casting assistant: Canada |
Karen Williams-Posival | ... | casting assistant: Canada |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Les Handrahan | ... | wardrobe truck supervisor |
Noreen Landry | ... | assistant costume designer |
Zenith Lillie-Eakett | ... | wardrobe assistant (as Jeannine Zenith Lillie) |
Jonny Pray | ... | costume consultant (as Jon Pray) |
Jessie Raye | ... | wardrobe assistant (as Jessica Gibbs) |
Anita K. Schapansky | ... | set supervisor |
Location Management
James Clarke | ... | location production assistant |
Kyle O'Connor | ... | assistant location manager |
Ian Pozzebon | ... | location production assistant |
Trevor Smith | ... | location support coordinator |
Geoffrey Smither | ... | location scout |
Srdjan Vilotijevic | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Linda Cohen | ... | music supervisor |
Peter Funk | ... | original score: mix engineer (as Peter Funke) |
Maisie Hitchcock | ... | assistant to composer |
Elissa Lee | ... | solo violin |
David Rose | ... | music editor (as Dave Rose) |
Jeremy Underwood | ... | recording engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Amy Lennie | ... | script clearances |
Katrina Saville | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Michael Bockner | ... | daily driver |
Robert Callaghan | ... | basecamp operator |
Rosalind Callahan | ... | transportation coordinator |
John 'Jack' Coupland | ... | honeywagon operator (as Jack Coupland) |
John Fawcett | ... | picture car mechanic |
Seth Gagnon | ... | picture cars |
Gary Guise | ... | driver |
Carolyn Higo | ... | driver |
Naeda Keeler | ... | head driver |
Karen McDougall | ... | transport captain |
Mireille Moreau | ... | driver |
Verlyn Robinson | ... | driver / driver: cast |
Rocky Robitaille | ... | picture car wrangler |
Angie Sackville | ... | driver |
Irene Tester | ... | driver: Toronto |
Additional Crew
Byron Bobbie | ... | set medic |
Troy Boudreau | ... | stand-in |
Laurel Bresnahan | ... | educational liaison |
Adam Burrows | ... | epk assistant |
Debra Cappellani | ... | set medic |
Mike Chikoski | ... | set production assistant (as Michael Chikoski) |
Paul Chodirker | ... | legal council |
Melissa Connors | ... | craft service |
Michael Cudmore | ... | production assistant: Toronto |
Ken Dhaliwal | ... | legal council |
Brian Dingle | ... | legal: immigration |
Jane Douglas | ... | production accountant (as Jane Douglas-Magill) |
Helen Du Toit | ... | epk producer |
Kerry Evans | ... | production assistant: Sault Ste Marie |
Karen Franklin | ... | business affairs |
Borden Ladner Gervais | ... | legal: immigration |
Andrea Grau | ... | publicist |
Dean Grennan | ... | production assistant to director |
Ari Haas | ... | production executive: Myriad Pictures |
Ryan Hupponen | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Jennifer Lavallee | ... | daily production assistant: to the assistant directors |
Karen Martin | ... | second assistant accountant |
Kudlow McCann | ... | auditor |
Karen McFadden | ... | set medic |
Neil Olsen | ... | first assistant accountant |
Steve Olsen | ... | set medic |
Karen Pidgurski | ... | unit publicist |
Michael Porter | ... | liaison: Sault Ste Marie |
David Root | ... | tutor |
Wendie Saltarski | ... | accountant |
Jonathan Schwartz | ... | unit publicist |
Trevor Smith | ... | security coordinator: location |
Bob Tarantino | ... | legal council |
Tina Vacalopoulos | ... | production coordinator |
Alan Wright | ... | craft service |
Jimmy Ye | ... | auditor |
Jordan Gauthier | ... | Background Actor (uncredited) |
Huma Khan | ... | legal post production (uncredited) |
Thanks
Debbie Amaroso | ... | thanks (as Mayor Debbie Amarosa) |
Stephen Andrews | ... | thanks (as The Rt. Rev. Stephen Andrews) |
Gary Black | ... | special thanks |
Lindsay Boyd | ... | thanks |
Grace Carnale-Davis | ... | thanks |
Yvon Desrosiers | ... | thanks |
Michael Dolan | ... | special thanks |
Steve Dontanville | ... | special thanks |
Dominique Eckhardt | ... | thanks |
Mali Finn | ... | special thanks |
Piero Frenguelli | ... | thanks |
Bryan Gliserman | ... | thanks |
Suzanne Harrison | ... | thanks |
Patricia Jarosz | ... | thanks |
David Kinnersley | ... | thanks |
Jim Lavallee | ... | thanks |
Patrick McGowan | ... | thanks |
Kenneth Mitchell | ... | special thanks |
Mary Nikles | ... | thanks |
Gerald Olson | ... | thanks |
Daniel Pancotto | ... | special thanks |
Effy Papadopoulos | ... | thanks |
John Poulter | ... | special thanks |
Carlo Rota | ... | thanks |
Jeff Sackman | ... | thanks |
Michael Trainor | ... | thanks |
Dan Viotto | ... | thanks |
Kevin Wyer | ... | thanks |
Ron Yerxa | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- IFC Films (presents)
- Myriad Pictures (presents)
- Entertainment One (presents)
- Euclid 431 Pictures
- Edwin Boyd Productions
Distributors
- Myriad Pictures (2011) (World-wide)
- MPI Home Video (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Entertainment One (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
- IFC Films (2012) (United States) (theatrical)
- A Contracorriente Films (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
- Eagle Films (2012) (Non-US) (Middle East)
- Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- High Fliers Films (2013) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Just Bridge Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Just Bridge Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Myriad Pictures (2023) (World-wide)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Bangladesh)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Bhutan)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (India)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Maldives)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Nepal)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Pakistan)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Sri Lanka)
Special Effects
- Rocket Science VFX (visual effects)
Other Companies
- City of Sault Ste. Marie (taping location)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Heenan Blaikie (legal counsel)
- Picturecars North (picture vehicle supplier)
- Tattersall Sound (sound post-production)
- Tattersall Sound (sound re-recording)
- William F. White International (grip and lighting equipment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Based on a real WWII vet and family man turned bank robber. Disillusioned by his post war circumstances, Eddie Boyd is torn between the need to provide for his young family and an unfulfilled dream to head to Hollywood to become a star. He discovers a way to do both, robbing banks Hollywood style, but his dream leads him down a path of danger and tragedy. Written by Anonymous |
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Taglines | Gangster. Media darling. Model citizen. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $5,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The historic archive footage of Lorne Greene reporting on the Boyd Gang was the the very first telecast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Television network (CBC-TV). See more » |
Goofs | Edwin and Dorreen are shown as having a boy and a girl who have several years' difference between them. The pair actually had twins during the war. Also, Dorreen's third child was conceived long before Edwin formed the Boyd Gang. See more » |
Movie Connections | References Citizen Kane (1941). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Way You Look Tonight See more » |
Quotes |
Detective Rhys:
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You made my wife a happy woman. Eddie Boyd: Is she a fan? Detective Rhys: No. I get to go home early for a change. See more » |