Canadian Bacon

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Canadian Bacon is a 1995 political satire film directed by Michael Moore that humorously critiques U.S.–Canada relations and American militarism.

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instanceOf film
political satire film
cinematographyBy Henk Van Eeghen
composer Elmer Bernstein
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts manufactured international conflict
media manipulation
military–industrial complex
director Michael Moore
distributedBy Gramercy Pictures
editedBy Christopher Seward
filmingLocation New York State
Ontario
follows end of the Cold War
genre comedy film
political satire
hasCastMember Alan Alda
Bill Nunn
G. D. Spradlin
Jim Belushi
John Candy
Kevin J. O'Connor
surface form: Kevin J. O’Connor

Kevin Pollak
Michael Moore
Rhea Perlman
Rip Torn
Steven Wright
Wallace Shawn
hasNotableFeature one of John Candy’s final film roles
hasTagline “Wimps. Weenies. Hosers.”
hasTheme nationalism
political hypocrisy
propaganda
mainSubject American militarism
Canada–United States relations
surface form: U.S.–Canada relations
mpaaRating PG
narrativeLocation Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
notableWorkOf Michael Moore
originalLanguage English
producer David Brown
Ronald L. Schwary NERFINISHED
productionCompany Propaganda Films
publicationDate 1995
ratingSystem MPAA film rating system
surface form: MPAA
releaseDate 1995-09-22
runtimeMinutes 91
screenwriter Michael Moore
setInPeriod post–Cold War era

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John Candy notableWork Canadian Bacon
Rhea Perlman notableWork Canadian Bacon
Rhea Perlman appearedIn Canadian Bacon
Len Blum notableWork Canadian Bacon
Len Blum coWrote Canadian Bacon