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RUNTIME
Did you know
90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Cast
Shelley Hack
Erika Breen
Jack Langedijk
Bo Fenner
Kim Coates
Ed
Heidi von Palleske
Marla
Jan Rubeš
Lasky
Ron Lea
Cal
Géza Kovács
Harry Heinneman
Nicholas Kilbertus
Telephone Repairman
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tom Berry
- Writers
- Sergio Altieri
- Countries
- Canada
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Did you know?
Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tom Berry directs. Rodney Gibbons behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Tom Berry, shot by Rodney Gibbons. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Shelley Hack and Jack Langedijk and Kim Coates carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0096944 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Rodney Gibbons
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Tom Berry
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Key crew
- Executive ProducerRené Malo
- ProducerFranco Battista
- ProducerPierre David
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1989-01-01
