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The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood(1986)
Status: Released
Date: 1986-01-02
85%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
10 years in the making, the iconic comedy cult classic. The first movie to be fully made and produced in Newfoundland.
Overview:
Faustus is a clerk in St. John's at the Newfoundland Department of Education. He dreams of becoming ruler of Newfoundland and seceding from Canada. In the real world, Faustus' boss Eddie Peddle plans to indoctrinate the citizenry of Newfoundland with a cult-like geometric theory known as Total Education, but Peddle may be foiled by the revelation of a secret from his past career.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Canada
ProductionCompanies: 
Faustus Bidgood Production
Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Co-operative
Movie: The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
Top 10 Billed Cast
Andy Jones
Faustus Bidgood
Greg Malone
Vasily Bogdanovittch Shagoff
Robert Joy
Eddie Peddle
Brian Downey
Fred Bonia-Coombs
Mary Walsh
Heady Nolan
Tommy Sexton
Frank Dollar
Cathy Jones
Margaret Mary Stackdeck
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Overview
Faustus is a clerk in St. John's at the Newfoundland Department of Education. He dreams of becoming ruler of Newfoundland and seceding from Canada. In the real world, Faustus' boss Eddie Peddle plans to indoctrinate the citizenry of Newfoundland with a cult-like geometric theory known as Total Education, but Peddle may be foiled by the revelation of a secret from his past career.
Release Date
1986-01-02
Average
8.5
Rating:
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10 years in the making, the iconic comedy cult classic. The first movie to be fully made and produced in Newfoundland.
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