''The Rowdyman'' is a 1972 comedy film with moralistic overtones, set in
Newfoundland
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.
Gerald Pratley
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, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 185. It was written by and starred native Newfoundlander
Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Edward Pinsent (born July 12, 1930) is a Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer. He is known for his roles in numerous productions, including ''Away from Her'', ''The Rowdyman'', ''John and the Missus'', ''A Gift to Last'', '' Due So ...
.
The film is about Will Cole (Pinsent). In his thirties, he doesn't take life seriously, but his antics bring pain and tragic consequences to friends and family. He is sexually liberated and has sex with a stranger (Dawn Greenhalgh) on a train and his carelessness at work causes pain for his best friend and co-worker (
Frank Converse
Frank Converse (born May 22, 1938) is an American actor.
Early life
Converse was born in 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1962, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in ...
).
Production
The film had a budget of $350,000 ().
Reception
Pinsent won the
Canadian Film Award
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for
Best Actor at the
24th Canadian Film Awards in 1972.
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History
General ...
, 2000. . pp. 97-100. The film was also nominated for
Best Picture
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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. Pinsent also won the
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for Best Actor at the
2nd ACTRA Awards.
["Murray, Pinsent win ACTRA awards"]
''Red Deer Advocate
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'', May 1, 1973.
It was featured in the
Canadian Cinema television series which aired on CBC Television in 1974.
It was later screened at the
1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.
Carole Corbeil
Carole Corbeil (1952 – 2000) was a Canadian arts critic and novelist.John Levesque, "Voice-Over a smash success". ''Hamilton Spectator'', May 9, 1992. Born in Montreal to Québécois parents, her writing was often informed by the cultural disp ...
, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". ''The Globe and Mail
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'', September 6, 1984.
References
Works cited
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External links
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The Film Reference Library
1972 films
English-language Canadian films
Films set in Newfoundland and Labrador
Canadian comedy films
Films directed by Peter Carter
1970s English-language films
1970s Canadian films
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