Defy Gravity (1990)
- Directed by
- Michael Gibson
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenage boy in Canada tries to deal with his father's bipolar disorder and physical abuse of his mother and sister. He gets some support from a high school history teacher while struggling to protect his family.
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What happens
Defy Gravity is a Canadian drama film, directed by Michael Gibson and released in 1990. The film stars R. H. Thomson as Bill Fiddich, an inventor with bipolar disorder who is physically abusive to his wife Mary (Chapelle Jaffe) and daughter Debbie (Karen Saunders); Simon Reynolds as Patrick, his teenage son who is spared the physical abuse but is struggling to understand how to stand up to his father to protect the rest of the family; and Tracey Moore as Miss McInnis, Patrick's high school history teacher who tries to provide the emotional guidance Patrick isn't getting at home. The film's cast also includes Louis Ferreira, London Juno, Damir Andrei and Earl Pastko. The film's working title was Resistance. The film premiered at the 1990 Festival of Festivals. Moore received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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