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was more dismissive, writing that "even though this film is set within the world of the clownishly down-and-out in Toronto, it attempts to say something uplifting. If so, that something is very well disguised. The screenplay is lean and unsentimental, but takes us nowhere. I didn’t buy the
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marks a quantum leap in his directorial chops and style, with the filmmaker making great use of split-screens and rapid fire editing that makes this feel like a heist movie for degenerates. Instead of working with more observational material,
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positively reviewed the film, writing that "Those hip to what LaLonde and company are laying down will be treated to an uncompromising comedic work unlike anything that’s been attempted in Canadian cinema for quite some time. While LaLonde
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who form an alliance to raise $ 98 to pay for two bus tickets out of town; however, due to their shared penchant for self-defeating behaviour, this seemingly simple task proves more difficult for them to achieve than they planned.
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is comprised of heightened situations, bizarre characters, and gross-out gags delivered like they’re coming out of a gatling gun. Once Owen and Lacie get going, there’s positively no stopping them."
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in 2019, for Best Performance in a Feature (Pirie), Best Direction in a Feature (Lalonde) and Best Writing in a Film (Abrams,
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It opened commercially in Canadian theatres in December 2018.
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as Owen and Lacie, an aimless alcoholic and a prostitute in
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Index

Jeremy Lalonde
Aaron Abrams
Brendan Gall
Tommie-Amber Pirie
Stephen Krecklo
Ian LeFeuvre
Cinequest
Jeremy Lalonde
Aaron Abrams
Tommie-Amber Pirie
Toronto
Kristian Bruun
Christine Horne
Scott Thompson
Kate Hewlett
Jonas Chernick
Teresa Pavlinek
Ennis Esmer
Cinequest Film Festival
Canadian Film Festival
TheGATE.ca
How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town
Sex After Kids
The Globe and Mail
Canadian Comedy Award
19th Canadian Comedy Awards
Brendan Gall


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