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89 minutes – Coming-of-age
Festival release date: September 9, 2016 (TIFF)
Release date: March 17, 2017
Canadian distributor: Films We Like

Originally titled 1970 Something, the coming-of-age road movie Weirdos was shot in Cape Breton, Windsor, and in and around Halifax, Nova Scotia in September and early October 2015. Set in the summer of 1976, The United States is celebrating its 200th anniversary and small town boy Kit (Dylan Authors) is bored and restless. He dreams of a more exciting life in the big city. Enlisting the help of his girlfriend Alice (Julia Sarah Stone), they hitchhike towards a new home with his glamorous, artistic mother Laura (Molly Parker). As Kit and Alice reach their final destination their relationship is tested and Kit faces a difficult realization that will change his life forever.

Weirdos was selected to have its World Premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). It also opened the Atlantic and Calgary film festivals. Daniel MacIvor was given a 2017 Canadian Screen Award for his screenplay for Weirdos.

Weirdos, movie, poster,

Crew:

Producer:

Marc Almon
Mike MacMillan

Executive Producer:

Marc Savoie

Co-Producer:

Marc Tetreault

Director:

Bruce McDonald

Screenwriter:

Daniel MacIvor

Cinematographer:

Becky Parsons

Editor:

Duff Smith

Composer:

Asif Illyas

Production Designer:

Matt Likely

Art Director:

Mike Ryan Hall

Costume Designer:

Bethana Briffett

Cast: Roles:

Dylan Authors
Julia Sarah Stone
Molly Parker
Allan Hawco
Cathy Jones
Gary Levert
Rhys Bevan-John
Francine Deschepper
Matthew Lumley
Max Humphreys
Mateo Giovannetti
John Dunsworth
Kathryn MacLellan

Kit
Alice
Laura, Kit’s Mother
Dave, Kit’s Father
Kit’s Grandmother
Joe
Andy Warhol
Val
Officer MacIvor
Leo
Beans
Drunk Driver
Waitress