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6.6/10
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A dysfunctional man living a secluded life believes that he has accidentally killed his sister's TV star fiancé.A dysfunctional man living a secluded life believes that he has accidentally killed his sister's TV star fiancé.A dysfunctional man living a secluded life believes that he has accidentally killed his sister's TV star fiancé.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Mars the Dog
- Mars
- (as Mars)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDavid Hewlett and Kate Hewlett play two siblings, as they are in real life. They also play a brother and a sister in the science fiction TV show Stargate: Atlantis (2004).
- Quotes
Patrick: Maybe this is karma.
Marilyn: Karma? What have I ever done?
Patrick: Well, you told Dad I was gay.
Marilyn: Yeah, you were.
Patrick: No, I wasn't.
Marilyn: Yes, you were. You had that boyfriend... What's his name?
Patrick: I never had a boyfriend!
Marilyn: Yes, you did. The weird little guy in the dress.
Patrick: Amy.
Marilyn: That was a girl?
- Crazy creditsAfter the end credits, "A Film by" appears, followed by a brief scene showing the back of the house from the movie, where the cast and crew shout "all of us!" someone yells "Wooh!". David Hewlett says "Now turn that bloody thing off!". Then the URL adogsbreakfastmovie.com appears.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Stargate: Atlantis: The Kindred: Part 2 (2008)
- SoundtracksAll 4 You
Written by Stephen Lang, Jamie Dunlap & Scott Nickoley
Performed by Tony Dowdy
Courtesy Marc Ferrari (as Marc Ferarri) / MasterSource
Featured review
Pleasantly silly movie
David Hewlett wrote the script for this film, where he plays a slightly mentally challenged weird guy living alone and having to contend with his sister (played by his real sister) bringing a fiancée on Christmas. Some of the guys in Stargate Atlantis also helped, although only Paul McGillion has a major part.
The film is fun, a bit silly, feeling more like a 3 person play + extras rather than a movie. Its biggest problem is that the script is pretty predictable and the laughs are at the expense of a character who has enough trouble going through life as it is, without people taking advantage of his issues. Any number of things could have gone wrong in real life and that makes suspension of disbelief really difficult while watching. When you laugh, you know you laugh because you are watching a comedy, not because you are "inside"; it would be pretty scary actually feeling inside the script, otherwise.
Bottom line: I am not really the comedy type; I've watched the movie because of David Hewlett. As such I can't comment on how funny the film is. Other people might enjoy it more, I found it frustrating, but perhaps because I understood the main character a lot better than the "normals" in the film.
The film is fun, a bit silly, feeling more like a 3 person play + extras rather than a movie. Its biggest problem is that the script is pretty predictable and the laughs are at the expense of a character who has enough trouble going through life as it is, without people taking advantage of his issues. Any number of things could have gone wrong in real life and that makes suspension of disbelief really difficult while watching. When you laugh, you know you laugh because you are watching a comedy, not because you are "inside"; it would be pretty scary actually feeling inside the script, otherwise.
Bottom line: I am not really the comedy type; I've watched the movie because of David Hewlett. As such I can't comment on how funny the film is. Other people might enjoy it more, I found it frustrating, but perhaps because I understood the main character a lot better than the "normals" in the film.
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- Jan 17, 2011
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- Budget
- $120,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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