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The story of Faustus Bidgood (2023)

ALL 11/24/2023 (en) Documentary 23 Min
  • Release
    11/24/2023
  • Production
    CBC, CBC Docs, ONF | NFB
  • Rotten tomato
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  • Original title
    The story of Faustus Bidgood
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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The marathon making of an iconic indie comedy classic

Overview

This is the story of The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood, a surreal comedy about a lowly bureaucrat and his fantasies of becoming president of an independent Newfoundland, that was released in 1986. A cult classic in Canadian cinema, the film is well known for the marathon it took to even get made. Principal photography on the film began eight years earlier, in 1978. Written and directed by comedy legend Andy Jones and his brother, Mike Jones, the movie was made on a shoestring budget, is packed with familiar faces and helped pave the way for Newfoundland and Labrador's vibrant film industry. And it was the first film ever both filmed and produced, from start to finish, in Newfoundland.

  2. Story

  3. Scott Lunn

    Editor

  4. Danny Arsenault

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Andy Jones

    self

  2. Mary Walsh

    self

  3. Darrell Varga

    self

  4. Paul Pope

    self

  5. Michael Jones

    archive footage

  6. Cathy Jones

    archive footage

  7. Greg Malone

    archive footage

  8. Tommy Sexton

    archive footage

  9. Maisie Rillie

    archive footage

  10. Robert Joy

    archive footage

  11. Brian Downey

    archive footage

  12. Bryan Hennessey

    archive footage

  13. Derek Norman

    self

  14. Gerry Rogers

    self

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 14 , Crews : 4

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The story of Faustus Bidgood (2023) 23 Min

ALL 11/24/2023 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 11/24/2023
  • Production
    CBC, CBC Docs, ONF | NFB
  • Original title The story of Faustus Bidgood
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

The marathon making of an iconic indie comedy classic

Overview

This is the story of The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood, a surreal comedy about a lowly bureaucrat and his fantasies of becoming president of an independent Newfoundland, that was released in 1986. A cult classic in Canadian cinema, the film is well known for the marathon it took to even get made. Principal photography on the film began eight years earlier, in 1978. Written and directed by comedy legend Andy Jones and his brother, Mike Jones, the movie was made on a shoestring budget, is packed with familiar faces and helped pave the way for Newfoundland and Labrador's vibrant film industry. And it was the first film ever both filmed and produced, from start to finish, in Newfoundland.

  1. Meredith Dellandrea

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Scott Lunn

    Editor

  4. Danny Arsenault

    Producer



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