The Canadian Conspiracy (1985)
January 1, 1985Release Date
The Canadian Conspiracy (1985)
January 1, 1985Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
John Candy
Various
Gratien Gélinas
Actor
Deborah Cass
Actress
Keith Knight
Actor
Robert Boyd
Director
Mark Achbar
Writer
Michael Short
Writer
Bill House
Producer
John Capek
Composer
Marc Jordan
Composer
Barbara Tranter
Producer
Dave Goard
Editor
Martin Corley
Cinematography
Lorne Greene
Dave Thomas
Martin Short
Details.
Wiki.
The Canadian Conspiracy is a 1986 CBC Television mockumentary, directed by Robert Boyd and co-written by Boyd, Mark Achbar and Mike Short. It parodies American Cold War propaganda films and tabloid journalism, using archival clips and interviews with notable Canadian entertainers to build a narrative that the Canadian government has for decades been training agents to infiltrate and take over the American entertainment industry for the purpose of subverting American culture in preparation for a Canadian invasion of the United States.
The film stars numerous celebrities as fictionalized versions of themselves, including Eugene Levy, Lorne Greene, Leslie Nielsen, William Shatner, Margot Kidder, Dave Thomas, John Candy, Anne Murray and Tommy Chong. It won two Gemini Awards and was nominated for an International Emmy Award.