''Homer'' is a 1970 Canadian-American

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directed by John Trent and starring

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and Alex Nicol. The film was entered in competition at the

22nd Canadian Film Awards The 22nd Canadian Film Awards were held on October 3, 1970 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 89-91. The ceremo ...

in 1970, although its inclusion was controversial; it was shot in Canada with a Canadian director, but financed by an American studio and told a story set in the United States, resulting in some debate about whether the film was sufficiently Canadian.Betty Lee, "Fourteen films in the running for Etrog's golden approval". ''

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'', September 19, 1970.

Plot

A high school graduate, named Homer, experiences the pains of the generation gap and the Vietnam War in the late 1960s while growing up in Schomberg, Wisconsin.

Cast

as Homer Edwards *

as Laurie Grainger * Alex Nicol as Mr. Harry Edwards *

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as Mrs. Edwards * Tim Henry as Eddie Cochran * Tom Harvey as Mr. Jess Tibbet * Jan Campbell as Mrs. Grainger * Arch McDonnell as Mr. Grainger *

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as Hector *

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as Mr. Cochran * Mona O'Hearn as Mrs. Cochran * Bob Warner as Sheriff *

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as Sally * Allen Doremus as Minister

Filming locations

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* American drama films Canadian drama films Cinema Center Films films 1970 drama films 1970 films English-language Canadian films Films set in Wisconsin Films directed by John Trent (director) 1970s English-language films Films shot in Ontario 1970s American films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-drama-film-stub

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