Harry Knuckles.Directed, written and produced by Lee Demarbre. Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa. 5 min. 16mm 1998 From the long, noble and utterly twisted tradition of Canadian parody/comedy comes Harry Knuckles, a clever trailer for a nonexistent non·ex·is·tence n. 1. The condition of not existing. 2. Something that does not exist. non action film. With loving homages to Jackie Chan, John Woo, Jet Li and Russ Meyer, Ottawa filmmaker Lee Demarbre's lively faux trailer promotes a film about a deadly virus that could wipe out all of humanity unless kept in the "hands of a righteous man," a man (you guessed it) with hairy knuckles. Replete with an authentic MPAA MPAA abbr. Motion Picture Association of America title card noting that the preview has been rated for "All Audiences," Harry Knuckles boasts precise, breakneck editing, inventive--and derivative!--fight sequences staged in Ottawa's ugliest and prettiest locations and an infectious sense of humour Noun 1. sense of humour - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humor, humor, humour . Demarbre's cockeyed kinetic kickfest features Ottawa actor Phil Graham in a compelling and charismatic screen debut as Harry. Featured recently at the Fant-Asia festivals in Montreal and Toronto, this mini-epic of hirsute hirsute - Occasionally used as a humorous synonym for hairy. hands announces an energetic new talent working in the same warped hemisphere that produced SCTV SCTV Second City Television SCTV Slow Scan Television SCTV Sea Cadet Training Vessel (Canada) SCTV Separation and Control Test Vehicle , John Paizs, Guy Maddin and many more. |
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