North of Pittsburgh

North of Pittsburgh
Directed byRichard Martin
Written byJeff Schultz
Produced byCal Shumiatcher
Kim Steer
StarringJeff Schultz
Viveca Lindfors
CinematographyTobias Schliessler
Edited byBruce Lange
Music byGraeme Coleman
Release date
  • December 11, 1992 (1992-12-11)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

North of Pittsburgh is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Richard Martin and released in 1992.[1]

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.[2] Martin's father, comedian Dick Martin, also has a small role in the film as the president of the coal mining company.[3] 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.[2]

Award nominations

The film garnered seven Genie Award nominations at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992:[4]

References

  1. ^ "Festivals feature those quiet and quirky Canadian films". Ottawa Citizen, August 28, 1992.
  2. ^ a b "Movie shooting involves making Vancouver look like Pittsburgh". Vancouver Sun, January 18, 1991.
  3. ^ "Laugh-In star still sockin' it to 'em". Edmonton Journal, April 10, 1991.
  4. ^ "French-Canadian films steal Genie show: Cronenberg's Naked Lunch leads the pack with 11 nominations". The Globe and Mail, October 14, 1992.


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