Hayseed (1997)

Directed by

Josh Levy, Andrew Hayes

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

3.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A naive man from a small town in Northern Ontario goes to Toronto to find his lost dog. He meets many strange people along the way.

sillyoffbeatabsurdlightheartedquirkywhimsicalfast-paced

What happens

Hayseed is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Josh Levy and Andrew Hayes and released in 1997. The film stars Jamie Shannon as Gordon, a naive "hayseed" from a small town in Northern Ontario who travels to Toronto after receiving a tip from a psychic that his lost dog is in the city, and meets a bizarre cast of characters, from prostitutes to gay sex slave traders, during his trip. The film's cast includes Deborah Theaker, Elva Mai Hoover, Dan Lett, Daniel MacIvor, Scott Thompson, Mark McKinney, Maria Vacratsis, Dan Redican and Bruce LaBruce. The soundtrack included songs by Andy Kim, Babybird, By Divine Right, Local Rabbits, Odds, Pansy Division, Rusty and Treble Charger. The film premiered at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival, and was subsequently broadcast on television by Citytv. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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