''Dead Wrong'' is a Canadian crime thriller film, directed by Len Kowalewich and released in 1983. Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 56. The film stars

Winston Rekert Winston Houghton Rekert (June 10, 1949 – September 14, 2012) was a Canadian actor. He was best known for starring in the television series ''Adderly'' and ''Neon Rider''. Career A Vancouver native, Rekert started acting at age 12, appearing i ...

as Sean Phelan, a financially struggling fisherman who agrees to smuggle

marijuana Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogenic purposes and in various tra ...

into Canada aboard his boat, and Britt Ekland as Penny Lancaster, an undercover

Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; french: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; french: GRC, label=none), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as ) is the federal police, federal and national police service of ...

officer who joins his crew in an attempt to catch and arrest him, but finds herself falling in love with him. The cast also includes Dale Wilson, Jackson Davies and Alex Diakun. The film received two

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

nominations at the

5th Genie Awards The 5th Genie Awards were presented on March 21, 1984, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto.Jay Scott, "Terry Fox Story wins best picture Genie". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 22, 1984. The awards ceremony was hosted by Louis Del Grande. Nom ...

in 1984, for

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(Doug McKay) and Best Original Score (Karl Kobylansky). Jay Scott, "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', February 10, 1984.

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* 1983 films 1983 crime drama films Canadian crime thriller films Canadian films about cannabis English-language Canadian films 1980s English-language films 1980s Canadian films {{1980s-Canada-film-stub