366:
215:
219:
176:, in the film's only major role played by a professional actress) comes to stay with their family after having a nervous breakdown. Made for a budget of just $ 400,000 ($ 1.27 million today), the film was an expansion of
211:
167:
Written by Borris as a fictionalization of his own family story, and acted predominantly by Borris and his real family, the film centres on Mike and Bin Allard (brothers Clay and Garry Borris), two brothers in
403:
227:
437:
447:
207:
457:
442:
396:
462:
389:
452:
432:
427:
192:
188:
422:
302:
287:
272:
252:
351:
94:
373:
316:
223:
203:
84:
365:
181:
416:
173:
66:
199:
161:
30:
157:
300:"Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack: Academy lists Genie nominees".
231:
172:
whose life is turned upside down when their aunt
Danielle (stage actress
48:
345:
169:
372:
This article related to a
Canadian film of the 1980s is a
195:. It had its theatrical premiere in Canada in June 1981.
377:
250:"Alligator Shoes a film that shuns crocodile tears".
141:
133:
123:
100:
90:
80:
72:
58:
44:
36:
26:
21:
323:. International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
228:International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
180:, a short film Borris previously directed for
397:
8:
226:). It received the Golden Ducat at the 1981
404:
390:
18:
266:
264:
262:
243:
7:
362:
360:
270:"Cannes accepts Canadian feature".
376:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
14:
364:
438:English-language Canadian films
285:"Cabbagetown kid makes good".
1:
448:Films directed by Clay Borris
458:English-language drama films
443:1980s English-language films
479:
359:
187:The film premiered in the
463:1980s Canadian film stubs
193:1981 Cannes Film Festival
212:Best Original Screenplay
16:1981 Canadian drama film
218:(John F. Phillips) and
198:The film received four
453:1980s Canadian films
433:Canadian drama films
189:Director's Fortnight
306:, February 4, 1982.
216:Best Cinematography
202:nominations at the
156:is a 1981 Canadian
303:The Globe and Mail
288:The Globe and Mail
273:The Globe and Mail
253:The Globe and Mail
385:
384:
317:"IFFMH Chronicle"
276:, March 24, 1981.
149:
148:
95:Murray McLauchlan
470:
428:1981 drama films
406:
399:
392:
368:
361:
333:
332:
330:
328:
313:
307:
298:
292:
283:
277:
268:
257:
256:, June 26, 1981.
248:
224:Gordon McClellan
204:3rd Genie Awards
116:
114:
85:Gordon McClellan
76:John F. Phillips
54:John F. Phillips
19:
478:
477:
473:
472:
471:
469:
468:
467:
413:
412:
411:
410:
357:
347:Alligator Shoes
342:
337:
336:
326:
324:
315:
314:
310:
299:
295:
291:, May 18, 1981.
284:
280:
269:
260:
249:
245:
240:
191:section of the
153:Alligator Shoes
126:
119:
112:
110:
103:
65:
63:
53:
51:
22:Alligator Shoes
17:
12:
11:
5:
476:
474:
466:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
430:
425:
415:
414:
409:
408:
401:
394:
386:
383:
382:
369:
355:
354:
341:
340:External links
338:
335:
334:
308:
293:
278:
258:
242:
241:
239:
236:
182:CBC Television
147:
146:
143:
139:
138:
135:
131:
130:
127:
124:
121:
120:
118:
117:
106:
104:
101:
98:
97:
92:
88:
87:
82:
78:
77:
74:
73:Cinematography
70:
69:
60:
56:
55:
46:
42:
41:
38:
34:
33:
28:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
475:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
434:
431:
429:
426:
424:
421:
420:
418:
407:
402:
400:
395:
393:
388:
387:
381:
379:
375:
370:
367:
363:
358:
353:
349:
348:
344:
343:
339:
322:
318:
312:
309:
305:
304:
297:
294:
290:
289:
282:
279:
275:
274:
267:
265:
263:
259:
255:
254:
247:
244:
237:
235:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
196:
194:
190:
185:
183:
179:
175:
174:Ronalda Jones
171:
165:
163:
159:
155:
154:
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
122:
108:
107:
105:
99:
96:
93:
89:
86:
83:
79:
75:
71:
68:
67:Ronalda Jones
61:
57:
50:
47:
43:
39:
35:
32:
29:
25:
20:
378:expanding it
371:
356:
346:
325:. Retrieved
320:
311:
301:
296:
286:
281:
271:
251:
246:
220:Best Editing
208:Best Actress
197:
186:
178:Rose's House
177:
166:
160:directed by
152:
151:
150:
125:Running time
102:Release date
64:Garry Borris
200:Genie Award
162:Clay Borris
62:Clay Borris
52:Clay Borris
45:Produced by
40:Clay Borris
31:Clay Borris
27:Directed by
423:1981 films
417:Categories
238:References
214:(Borris),
158:drama film
129:99 minutes
37:Written by
210:(Jones),
206:in 1982:
81:Edited by
321:iffmh.de
232:Mannheim
142:Language
91:Music by
59:Starring
49:Don Haig
327:8 March
170:Toronto
145:English
134:Country
111: (
137:Canada
374:stub
352:IMDb
329:2023
113:1981
109:1981
350:at
230:in
164:.
419::
319:.
261:^
234:.
184:.
405:e
398:t
391:v
380:.
331:.
222:(
115:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.