Re: [Leica] OT-- Films about Canada

[Johnny Deadman <lists@johnbrownlow.com>]

CANADIAN BACON

Probably one of the most accurate depictions of US/Canadian relations 
of all time.

> Memorable Quotes from
> Canadian Bacon (1995)
>
>
> Honey: [reading card] "Best wishes, Gordon Lightfoot." Eeew!
>
> Boomer: There's a time to think, and a time to act. And this, 
> gentlemen, is no time to think.
>
> Mountie: What's this all aboot?
> Roy Boy: [pointing a gun] We have ways of making you pronounce the 
> letter O, pal.
>
> Boomer: Y'know, it's a free country. If he doesn't like it here, he 
> can swim across the river to Canada. Lotta work there.
>
> Boomer: If life hands you a lemon, you gotta crush it into lemonade.
>
> Hacker: Here he is now. The man that a thin majority of you chose to 
> be the president of the United States.
>
> President: It's time to turn off that war machine, and turn on our 
> children.
>
> General Panzer: What do you want to do, sir? About Russia, sir?
> President: Yeah, why don't we call up and find out who's in charge 
> over there this week.
>
> Russian President: Mr. President, please. Is this why you called us 
> here? We already gave up! You won! We are too busy trying to perfect 
> universal indoor plumbing!
>
> Russian President: You're in charge of the world, now. Don't be such a 
> sore winner!
>
> Roy Boy: How come you never see any black guys playing hockey?
> Kabral: Now do you think it's easy to just gradually take over every 
> professional sport? Let me tell you something, man. Brothers have 
> started figuring out this ice thing. Hope you enjoyed it!
>
> Boomer: I'll tell ya another thing: their beer sucks!
>
> Boomer: I want to call the American embassy! All I said was "Canadian 
> beer sucks!"
> Kabral: People! People! Can't we all just get along?
>
> Smiley: How do you know that was a nuclear facility?
> General Panzer: Well, they tricked us on that one. That's a hospital. 
> But it's a hell of a strike!
>
> Gus: These Canadians suffer from a serious inferiority complex. That's 
> why they built this: The Canadian National Tower! World's largest 
> free-standing structure!
>
> Gus: Canadians are always dreaming up a lotta ways to ruin our lives. 
> The metric system, for the love of God! Celsius! Neil Young!
>
> President: The American people, Mr. Smiley, would never ever buy this.
> Smiley: Mr. President, the American people will buy whatever we tell 
> them to.
>
> TV Announcer: The Canadians. They walk among us. William Shatner. 
> Michael J. Fox. Monty Hall. Mike Meyers. Alex Trebek. All of them 
> Canadians. All of them here.
>
> [TV Announcer describes the Canadian National Tower in Toronto]
> TV Announcer: It is the height of six American football fields, or 
> five Canadian football fields. As if Canadian football really counts.
>
> Smiley: When have you ever heard anyone say, "Honey, lets stay in and 
> order Canadian food"?
>
> TV Announcer: Think of your children pledging allegiance to the maple 
> leaf. Mayonnaise on everything. Winter 11 months of the year. Anne 
> Murray - all day, every day.
>
> Hacker: The American public's attention span is about as long as your 
> dick.
>
> TV Announcer: Like maple syrup, Canada's evil oozes over the United 
> States.
>
> Honey: Kabral, what does this look like to you?
> Kabral: Got me. I never saw a white one that size.
>
> Roy Boy: Are you sure we're in Canada?
> Honey: You smell anything?
> Roy Boy: No.
> Honey: Exactly. Canada!
>
> President: I want to say to Prime Minister MacDonald: Surrender her 
> pronto, or we'll level Toronto.
>
> Boomer: There's not a locked door in the whole country.
>
> Mountie: Who are you?
> Boomer: I'm your worst nightmare. I'm a citizen with a constitutional 
> right to bear arms!
>
> [The Mountie explains that Honey has been taken to the capital.]
> Boomer: The capital Toronto.
> Mountie: No, the capital of Canada is Ottawa.
> Boomer: Yeah, right. Do we look that stupid? Ottawa!
> Roy Boy: Nice try, Dudley.
>
> President's aide: Sir, the Helms amendment and NSC order 725 both 
> specifically prohibit the use of Omega Force against Caucasians.
>
> [Highway patrolman tells Boomer why his graffiti must be in both 
> English and French]
> Highway Patrolman: Le Quebecois.
> Boomer: Huh?
> Highway Patrolman: You know. Wine drinkers. Pea soup eaters. French 
> Canadians!
>
> Highway Patrolman: I do have to fine you. That will be a thousand 
> dollars Canadian, or 10 American dollars if you prefer.
>
> Candy Striper: Oh we're not doctors. We're candy stripers! Our 
> universal health care system has determined that you don't actually 
> need a doctor until...
> Candy Striper: ...2006!
>
> Boomer: There it is, men. Toronto.
> Roy Boy: It's beautiful. Like no other city I've ever seen. It's like 
> Albany. Only cleaner.
>
> RCMP Helecopter: Attention, please. Attention, please. This is the 
> Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Would you come down from the tower, 
> please.
> Honey: If you say "please" one more time, I'm gonna let you have it!
>
> President: You sold control of American missiles to a foreign country?
> Hacker: If you can call Canada foreign.
> Smiley: Or a country.
>
> General Panzer: Let me level with you, sir. I would destroy any nation 
> - even my own - if my president gave the order.
>
> Boomer: All right. Enough of this Dirty Dozen stuff.
> [pause]
> Boomer: Hey, did anyone see "Dirty Dancing"? Now that was a good movie.
>
>
>


On Jan 5, 2004, at 12:44 PM, Mike Stoesz wrote:

> Good day;
>
> Since my daughter will be spending nearly a year in NS fall 
> 2004-spring 2005, we are searching for movies/films that portray 
> Canada and Canadian society and customs.  Of particular interest are 
> films that deal with the Atlantic Provinces --  Nova Scotia, New 
> Brunswick, Prince Edward Island & Cape Breton, Gailic culture, and 
> Acadian culture.
> A web search turns up very little although we did watch a comedy last 
> night "Men with Brooms".
>
> Do any of our Canadian members have suggestions?  Amy would be 
> appreciated.  Especially movies filmed in Canada by Canadians.
>
> We will be touring from Wyoming to NS and return via  Maine in Aug. 
> 2004 and will be accompanied by an adequate supply of Rolleis and 
> Leicas and film.
>
> Many thanks;
>
> Mike
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