T is for Turbo

2011 0h 6m EN

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 20

ActionComedyHorror

Synopsis

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Armed with little more than blind faith and an ancient turbocharged weapon, THE KID learns of justice and friendship and embarks on an incredible journey to rid the Wasteland of evil. This Short film was later made into the feature "Turbo Kid".

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

François Gadbois
Turbo Kid
Yves Corbeil
Zeus
Anouk Whissell
Shandella
Jeanbart
Gros Poing
Francis Oullette
Skeletron
Karl Whissell
Beardman
Yoann-Karl Whissell
Trebor
François Simard
Goro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: François Simard
Languages: English, French
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by François Simard, shot by Jean-Philippe Bernier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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François Gadbois and Yves Corbeil and Anouk Whissell carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2622504 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

François Simard directs. Jean-Philippe Bernier behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

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1Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by François Simard, shot by Jean-Philippe Bernier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6François Gadbois and Yves Corbeil and Anouk Whissell carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2622504 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "laser gun", "post-apocalyptic future", "dark comedy", "gore".