The marathon making of an iconic indie comedy classic
This is the story of The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood, a surreal comedy about a lowly bureaucrat and his fantasies of becoming president of an independent Newfoundland, that was released in 1986. A cult classic in Canadian cinema, the film is well known for the marathon it took to even get made. Principal photography on the film began eight years earlier, in 1978. Written and directed by comedy legend Andy Jones and his brother, Mike Jones, the movie was made on a shoestring budget, is packed with familiar faces and helped pave the way for Newfoundland and Labrador's vibrant film industry. And it was the first film ever both filmed and produced, from start to finish, in Newfoundland.
Meredith Dellandrea
Director
Andy Jones
self
Mary Walsh
self
Darrell Varga
self
Paul Pope
self
Michael Jones
archive footage
Cathy Jones
archive footage
Greg Malone
archive footage
Tommy Sexton
archive footage
Robert Joy
archive footage
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