How to Be Deadly (2014)

Original title

How To Be Deadly

Directed by

Nik Sexton

Genre

comedy

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 28m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After his girlfriend leaves him for being lazy, an unemployed guy in Newfoundland enters a minibike contest to win her back.

lightheartedquirkyfunnygoofygentledownbeatlaid-backunderdog-story

What happens

How to Be Deadly is a 2014 Canadian comedy film, directed by Nik Sexton. The film stars Leon Parsons as Donnie Dumphy, an unemployed slacker in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, who enters a minibike competition in the hopes of winning back his ex-girlfriend Brenda (Gina Cook) after she breaks up with him due to his lack of ambition. The cast also includes Ashley Billard, Dan Bochart, Robbie Carruthers, Kate Corbett, Sean Dalton, Lisa Doucette, Dominique Girouard, Annie Hennessey, Andy Jones, Cathy Jones, Dennis Kavanah, Susan Kent, Greg Malone, Mary Walsh, Andrew Younghusband and Rick Mercer in supporting roles. The film premiered at the 2014 Atlantic International Film Festival, and went into commercial release in 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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