The Rowdyman
| The Rowdyman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Carter |
| Written by | Gordon Pinsent |
| Produced by | Lawrence Dane |
| Starring | Gordon Pinsent Will Geer Frank Converse Linda Goranson |
| Cinematography | Edmund Long |
| Edited by | Michael Manne |
| Music by | Ben McPeek |
| Distributed by | Crawley Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $350,000 |
The Rowdyman is a 1972 comedy film with moralistic overtones, set in Newfoundland.[1] It was written by and starred native Newfoundlander Gordon Pinsent.
The film is about Will Cole (Pinsent). In his thirties, he doesn't take life seriously, but his antics bring pain and tragic consequences to friends and family. He is sexually liberated and has sex with a stranger (Dawn Greenhalgh) on a train and his carelessness at work causes pain for his best friend and co-worker (Frank Converse).
Production
[edit | edit source]The film had a budget of $350,000 (equivalent to $2,510,731 in 2023).[2]
Reception
[edit | edit source]Pinsent won the Canadian Film Award for Best Actor at the 24th Canadian Film Awards in 1972.[3] The film was also nominated for Best Picture.[4][5] Pinsent also won the Earle Grey Award for Best Actor at the 2nd ACTRA Awards.[6]
It was featured in the Canadian Cinema television series which aired on CBC Television in 1974.[7] It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.[8]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. p. 185.
- ^ Melnyk 2004, p. 95.
- ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. pp. 97-100.
- ^ Les Wedman, "Etrog our Oscar". Vancouver Sun, October 6, 1972.
- ^ Melnyk 2004, p. 116.
- ^ "Murray, Pinsent win ACTRA awards". Red Deer Advocate, May 1, 1973.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Carole Corbeil, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". The Globe and Mail, September 6, 1984.
Works cited
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External links
[edit | edit source]- The Rowdyman at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- The Film Reference Library
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