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Actors: John Candy, Alan Alda
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Canadian Bacon |
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The President of the United States attempts to find an enemy to start a cold war with. He then decide to go against the hockey-playing, beer-drinking Canadians. Sheriff Bud Boomer takes it too seriously, and actaully makes America hate Canada. When the country above kidnaps Boomer's girlfriend, he goes after them, switching off the electricity along the way. The performances make up the okay script, and poor direction. MASH alumni Alan Alda does impressive work as the President, while John Candy is really good in his last performance. The actor who steals the show, though, is Dan Aykroyd as a highway patrolman who asks Boomer to put the anti-Canadian graffiti on his lorry in both English and French. If you're curious about this film, just see the beginning, and then press stop near the end.
--Estefan Ellison, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Canadian Bacon |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- political satire
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- secretary
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
Forest?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
- wealthy
- rude people
- Washington D.C.
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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