Roadkill (1989 film)
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| Directed by | Bruce McDonald |
| Produced by |
Colin Brunton Bruce McDonald] |
| Screenplay by | Don McKellar |
| Story by | Bruce McDonald |
| Starring |
Valerie Buhagiar Larry Hudson Bruce McDonald Don McKellar Shaun Bowring |
| Music by | Nash the Slash |
| Cinematography | Miroslaw Baszak |
| Edited by | Mike Munn |
| Distributed by | Shadow Shows Incorporated (Canada) |
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85 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Roadkill is a film by Canadian director Bruce McDonald, filmed and released in 1989. In a review of the film's soundtrack album, the website Allmusic calls the film "an increasingly weird mix of Heart of Darkness and The Wizard of Oz".
The film was inspired by the Toronto rock band A Neon Rome. McDonald's original idea was to make a concert film following that band on tour; however, the band's lead singer, Neal Arbik, became disillusioned with the demands of touring to promote the band's debut album. His behaviour became increasingly erratic and rebellious over the course of the tour, and he ultimately quit the music industry before the film — or the band's second album — could be made.
Instead, the film became a fictionalized portrayal of A Neon Rome, depicting a band on the verge of collapsing in a similar manner.
The film stars Valerie Buhagiar as Ramona, an intern at a Toronto record label who is sent to Sudbury by promoter Roy Seth (Gerry Quigley) to track down the label's star band, Children of Paradise, after they disappear on tour. Because she doesn't know how to drive, however, she takes a taxi driven by Buddy (Larry Hudson) for the entire 400-km route.
Once in Sudbury, she finds the band almost immediately, but then loses them again and subsequently tracks them all across Northern Ontario. On her way, she encounters a variety of odd characters — including an indie film director named Bruce Shack (McDonald himself), who documents roadkill on the highway, and an aspiring serial killer named Russell (Don McKellar), who's studied the profession thoroughly but just doesn't know where to start.
Ramona finally locates the band in Thunder Bay, setting the stage for the film's climax.
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