North of Pittsburgh (1992)
- Directed by
- Richard Martin
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- 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 slacker who smuggles marijuana gets into trouble and goes on the run. He takes his grandmother on a road trip to get compensation for her husband's death from black lung disease.
quirkyroad-tripnostalgiclow-keywryoffbeatbittersweetlighthearted
What happens
North of Pittsburgh is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Richard Martin and released in 1992. The film stars Jeff Schultz as Tony Andretti, an aimless slacker living in Pittsburgh who supports himself smuggling marijuana to Canada. After bungling a delivery and being forced to go on the run, he decides to take his estranged grandmother Rosa (Viveca Lindfors) on a quest to seek financial compensation for her husband's death of black lung disease after a lifetime working as a coal miner. Martin's father, comedian Dick Martin, also has a small role in the film as the president of the coal mining company. The film's cast also includes John Cassini, Jay Brazeau, Robert Clothier, James Purcell and Babz Chula. The film was shot primarily in Vancouver, British Columbia, with some location shooting in Pittsburgh. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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