''Control Alt Delete'' is a 2008 comedy film. The film is set in an information technology firm just before the year 2000. Lead programmer Lewis Henderson is in charge of solving various

Y2K The year 2000 problem, also known as the Y2K problem, Y2K scare, millennium bug, Y2K bug, Y2K glitch, Y2K error, or simply Y2K refers to potential computer errors related to the formatting and storage of calendar data for dates in and after ...

bugs, but finds himself increasingly distracted by his computer-mediated sexual yearnings. At first, Lewis is simply attracted to Internet pornography, but, after he is abandoned by his girlfriend, he takes an interest in having sex with the computer itself. As New Year's Day, 2000 approaches, Henderson's work and romantic issues intensify; the movie follows the protagonist as he tries to resolve both the Y2K problem and his own personal issues."TIFF Review: Control Alt Delete"
''SlashFilm''. Retrieved 2016-04-28. ''Control Alt Delete'' is the feature-length debut of Canadian director Cameron Labine. It stars his brother

Tyler Labine Tyler Sean Labine (born April 29, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for starring in the television series ''Breaker High'', '' Invasion'', ''Reaper'', '' Deadbeat'' and as Dr. Iggy Frome, head of psychiatry, in the ...

, of CW's ''

Reaper A reaper is a farm implement or person that reaps (cuts and often also gathers) crops at harvest when they are ripe. Usually the crop involved is a cereal grass. The first documented reaping machines were Gallic reapers that were used in Roma ...

'' as Lewis Henderson. The film premiered at the 2008

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a perman ...

. At the festival, Maximum bought the worldwide distribution rights to the film. As of June 2010, the film remains unreleased, though it is being digitally distributed by

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via their streaming film rental service, where it has received predominantly favorable user reviews.

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* 2008 films English-language Canadian films 2008 comedy films Canadian comedy films Films about pornography 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub