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Phil the Alien, movie, image,
Phil the Alien production still photo courtesy of Lions Gate Entertainment by D. Gregor Hagey.

83 minutes – Comedy
Release date: March 11, 2005
Canadian Distributor: Lions Gate Entertainment

It is true that when NASA contemplated sending astronauts to the moon, they first sent them to Northern Ontario. Someplace like Sudbury where the otherwise pristine countryside has been converted into a moonscape by decades of dumping slag from the mills. Perhaps this was in the back of actor-director-screenwriter Rob Stefaniuk`s mind when he dreamed up the plot of Phil the Alien. Phil crashes into a small town in Northern Ontario, makes friends with a young boy and a super-intelligent beaver (the voice is supplied by Joe Flaherty), and quickly develops a heavy drinking problem. Phil is an innocent lost in the wilderness. He learns that everyone in town (children included) drinks hard liquor and carries a gun. Surrounded by hunters, prostitutes, an ex-CIA operative and other misfits, Phil becomes close with the local bar band and takes up gospel singing. Meanwhile over at a Top Secret American UFO Base, located beneath the Niagara Falls, they have learned about Phil and agents are ordered to bring him in. Phil the Alien screened at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival.

Production still photo courtesy of Lions Gate Entertainment by D. Gregor Hagey.

Phil The Alien, movie poster

Crew:

Producer:

Craig Fleming
Mihkel Harilaid

Director:

Rob Stefaniuk

Screenwriter:

Rob Stefaniuk

Cinematographer:

D. Gregor Hagey

Editor:

Rob Stefaniuk
Warren P. Sonoda

Composer:

John Kastner

Cast: Roles:

Rob Stefaniuk
Nicole Deboer
John Kapelos
Graham Greene
Paul Popowich
Joe Flaherty
Sean Cullen
Boyd Banks
Mike Beaver
Christopher Barry
Claire Brosseau
Addison Bell
Mary Crosbie
Jason Jones
Dwayne Hill
Noam Rosen
Brad Hart
Nick Canakis
Bruce Hunter
Brad McGinnes
Ingrid Veninger
Stephanie Rodriguez

Phil the Alien
Madame Madame
General
Wolf
Rob
Voice of the beaver
Sammy the Alien
Slim
Trapper
Thomas
Michelle
Jimmy
Ginger
Agent Orange
Agent Blue
Brad
Dave
Gabriel
Jones
Joey
Candy
Young Madame Madame