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A Bug and a Bag of Weed

Item number (ISN):

378801

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

2006

Item number (ISN):

378801

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

AFTERDARK PRODUCTIONS INC.

Accession:

2006-0175

Media:

Video

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

2006

Production company:

Afterdark Productions Inc.

Production credit:

director, David Gonella; producer/scenario/script, Chris Cuthbertson; producer, Drew Hagen; Nico Lorenzutti; Michael P. Mason; executive producer, Anita McGee; coproducer, Kelly L. Bray; script, Mary Louise McCloskey; photography, David Bercovici Artieda; editing, Michael P. Mason; sound, Eva Madden; Jim Rillie

Cast credit:

Sebastian Spence, Chris Cuthbertson, Drew Hagen, Nico Lorenzutti, Christopher Shyer, Laura Kohoot, Nigel Bennett, Shawn Duggan, George Green, Renee Abbott, Ryan Scott Greene, Ray Brimicombe, Veronica Reynolds, Amy Kerr, Kristin Langille, Mary-Colin Chisholm, Ian Tench, Tracey Lynn Crabtree, Bill Carr, David Flemming, Amelia Curran, John Dunsworth, Pauline Kaill, Chase Duffy, Khelly Bodorik

Country of production:

cn

Distributor name:

Domino Film and Television International Ltd.

Description:

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Set in Nova Scotia, A BUG AND A BAG OF WEED is a film featuring misadventures of three ordinary guys trying to escape the monotony of consumer culture that surrounds them. Peter, a computer retailer working in a store with a contemptuous name, "Super Duper Computers", decides to "break free" and start taking chances again when his "wild and crazy" high school buddy, Frehley, shows up and reminds him of the "good ol' days". Peter's co-workers Stan and Willie, join him in his escape from the stuck-up, melancholic world where slogans such as "retail is detail", "don't forget to sell the extended warranty", and "if you have time to lean, you have time to clean" are the order of the day. The threesome, then, decides to put their "tricks of the trade" (from the computer-selling experience) to new uses. When they accidentally inherit an old Volkswagen beetle and a hockey bag full of marijuana, their lives begin to change - for better or for worse. This film is a comedy intermixed with elements of the crime genre, drama, and romance. It is also a tongue-in-cheek critique of the Western corporate culture and its conformist-consumerist ideology, based on writer/producer/lead actor's own experiences in the world of retail sales across Canada over the course of a decade. <1h 36mn 35s>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada.~2. Produced in participation with the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation.~3. Produced with the assistance of The Nova Scotia Film Industry Tax Credit; Government of Canada - The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.~4. Produced in association with IFC and Showcase.~5. Special thanks to ACTRA; DGC (Directors Guild of Canada - La guilde Canadienne des Réalisateurs, Atlantic Regional Council); International Cinematographers Guild; Motion Picture Studio Production Technicians; William F. White International Inc. (A Comweb Group Member); Powerpost.

Genre:

COMEDY

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

439195

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V7 2007-05-0425

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

96:35

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

439196

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2007-05-0056

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

96:35

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

796539

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

378801.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V7 2007-05-0425

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

796541

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

378801.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V7 2007-05-0425

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 2007-05-0056

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Bug and a Bag Productions Inc., 2006.

Reproduction access:

With written permissions / Avec les permissions écrites

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