Plot Summary
This is the story of The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood, a surreal comedy about a lowly bureaucrat and his fantasies of becoming president of an independent Newfoundland, that was released in 1986. A cult classic in Canadian cinema, the film is well known for the marathon it took to even get made. Principal photography on the film began eight years earlier, in 1978. Written and directed by comedy legend Andy Jones and his brother, Mike Jones, the movie was made on a shoestring budget, is packed with familiar faces and helped pave the way for Newfoundland and Labrador's vibrant film industry. And it was the first film ever both filmed and produced, from start to finish, in Newfoundland.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- The Story of Faustus Bidgood
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- en
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Cast
Andy Jones
self
Mary Walsh
self
Darrell Varga
self
Paul Pope
self
Michael Jones
archive footage
Cathy Jones
archive footage
Greg Malone
archive footage
Tommy Sexton
archive footage
Robert Joy
archive footage
Brian Downey
archive footage
Bryan Hennessey
archive footage
Derek Norman
self
Gerry Rogers
self
Maisie Rillie
archive footage
Production Companies
CBC
CBC Docs
ONF | NFB