Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy CM is a Canadian actor, comedian, television director, producer, musician, and writer. He is known for his work in Canadian television series, American movies and television movies. He is the only actor to have starred in all seven of the American Pie films, as Noah Levenstein.
From 1976 until 1984, he appeared in the Canadian television sketch comedy series SCTV. He is a regular collaborator of actor-director Christopher Guest, appearing in and co-writing four of his films, commencing with Waiting for Guffman (1996).
In 2004, he won a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for "A Mighty Wind" from the film of the same name that he co-wrote. In 2008, he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts. In 2019 and 2020, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, which he won in 2020. Levy has won multiple accolades throughout his career including four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award.
He was appointed to the Order of Canada on June 30, 2011.
From 2015 to 2020, he starred as Johnny Rose in Schitt's Creek, a comedy series that he co-created with his son and co-star Dan Levy. His daughter, Sarah Levy, portrays Twyla Sands, the waitress at the Schitt‘s Creek diner. His brother Fred is also a producer on the show.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 17.28 |
Birthday | 1946-12-17 |
Place of Birth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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1999
American Pie
6.6/7628
At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they n...
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American Pie
1986
Armed and Dangerous
5.6/174
After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard agency and teams up with inept former defen...
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Armed and Dangerous
1984
Splash
6.254/1335
A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a merma...
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Splash
2003
Bringing Down the House
6/690
Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating an...
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Bringing Down the House
2001
American Pie 2
6.239/4866
After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different people - the guys rent a beach house and vow to make this the best summer ever. As...
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American Pie 2
1994
I Love Trouble
5.5/210
Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.
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I Love Trouble
2004
New York Minute
6.2/880
Top student Jane Ryan heads to Manhattan for a college-scholarship competition. Her rebellious twin Roxy Ryan goes along to crash a video shoot. But a...
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New York Minute
1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
7.111/1522
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
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National Lampoon's Vacation
2009
Gooby
3.2/21
Imagine if you'd had a six-foot tall monster to help you through the rough times when you were 11! Willy is terrified about moving into the family's n...
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Gooby
2002
Like Mike
6.114/511
Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to...
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Like Mike
1988
Biographies: The Enigma of Bobby Bittman
0/0
A look back on the career of Bobby Bittman. Includes footage from his early days to his millionth show.
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Biographies: The Enigma of Bobby Bittman
2006
Over the Hedge
6.6/4428
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that poppe...
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Over the Hedge
1995
Harrison Bergeron
6.9/48
"All men are not created equal. It is the purpose of the Government to make them so." This is the premise of the Showtime film adaption of Kurt Vonneg...
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Harrison Bergeron
1983
Going Berserk
5.1/34
John Bourgignon, a drummer-chauffeur engaged to the daughter of a United States senator, encounters a sleazy film director, the leader of an aerobics...
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Going Berserk
1995
Father of the Bride Part II
6.242/726
Just when George Banks has recovered from his daughter's wedding, he receives the news that she's pregnant ... and that George's wife is expecting too...
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Father of the Bride Part II
2003
American Wedding
6.2/4042
With high school a distant memory, Jim and Michelle are getting married — and in a hurry, since Jim's grandmother is sick and wants to see him walk do...
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American Wedding
2005
American Pie Presents: Band Camp
5.465/2053
Everyone has 'moved on', except for Sherman and Jim Levenstein's still understanding father. Little Matt Stiffler wants to join his older brother Stev...
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American Pie Presents: Band Camp
2007
American Pie Presents: Beta House
5.7/1872
Erik, Ryan, and Cooze start college and pledge the Beta House fraternity, presided over by none other than legendary Dwight Stifler. But chaos ensues...
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American Pie Presents: Beta House
1980
From Cleveland
4/1
Bob and Ray play two late night deejays, introducing sketches performed by several members of the SCTV cast.
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From Cleveland
1989
Speed Zone
4.5/77
An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distre...
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Speed Zone
2005
The Man
5.721/535
A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a...
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The Man
1996
Multiplicity
5.8/535
Construction worker Doug Kinney finds that the pressures of his working life, combined with his duties to his wife Laura and daughter Jennifer leaves...
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Multiplicity
1986
Club Paradise
5.1/80
When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort. Together they...
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Club Paradise
2001
Serendipity
6.9/1894
Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part c...
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Serendipity
2021
Back Home Again
7/1
An animated reimaging of the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with upwards of 88,000 people forced from their homes.
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Back Home Again
2009
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
5.3/1722
Ten years after the first American Pie movie, three new hapless virgins discover the Bible hidden in the school library at East Great Falls High. Unfo...
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American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
2006
Curious George
6.43/498
When The Man in the Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big c...
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Curious George
2003
A Mighty Wind
6.764/237
Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion co...
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A Mighty Wind
1999
Dogmatic
0/0
This spirited comedy poses the age old question: if dogs are man's best friends, what happens when a man trades places with one, and literally lives "...
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Dogmatic
2000
Best in Show
6.9/568
The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across Amer...
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Best in Show
2024
Summer Camp
5/16
Childhood best friends Nora, Ginny and Mary used to spend every summer at sleepaway camp together, and now, fifty years later, seize the opportunity t...
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Summer Camp
1998
Almost Heroes
5.387/182
Two hapless explorers lead an ill-fated 1804 expedition through the Pacific Northwest in a hopeless, doomed effort to reach the Pacific Ocean before L...
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Almost Heroes
2006
For Your Consideration
5.8/163
The possibility of Oscar gold holds the cast and crew of an independent film in its grip after the performance of its virtually unknown, veteran star...
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For Your Consideration
2002
Repli-Kate
5.3/115
A scientist and his sidekick accidentally clone a journalist and decide to turn the mistake into Repli-Kate, their idea of the perfect woman, who love...
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Repli-Kate
2001
Down to Earth
5.5/390
Struggling comic Lance Barton knows what it's like to die on stage. But when his life takes an unexpected turn - straight to heaven - Lance is sure th...
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Down to Earth
1996
Waiting for Guffman
7/242
Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn tha...
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Waiting for Guffman
2009
Astro Boy
6.3/1511
Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he...
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Astro Boy
2000
The Ladies Man
5.3/130
Because of his salacious language, late-night radio advice-show host Leon Phelps, along with his sweet and loyal producer Julie, is fired from his Chi...
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The Ladies Man
1987
Bride of Boogedy
6.6/14
In this sequel to the made-for-television Disney family classic, Mr. Boogedy, the Davis family deals with the return of Mr. Boogedy and his never-endi...
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Bride of Boogedy
2012
American Reunion
6.299/4385
The characters we met a little more than a decade ago return to East Great Falls for their high school reunion. In one long-overdue weekend, they will...
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American Reunion
1998
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
4.8/96
After getting blamed for spoiling Christmas, the richest kid in the world wishes he'd never been born. Unfortunately, a wishing machine, invented by p...
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Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
2012
Goon
6.4/903
Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling, is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "mu...
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Goon
1973
Cannibal Girls
4.4/31
A young couple spend the night in a restaurant, only to find out that it is haunted by three dead women who hunger for human flesh.
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Cannibal Girls
1999
The Secret Life of Girls
6/3
15-year-old Natalie, confused to begin with, finds out about her father's affair with one of his students. Refusing to simply stand by and watch her f...
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The Secret Life of Girls
2012
Madea's Witness Protection
6.084/173
For years, mild-mannered Wall Street banker George Needleman has meandered through life oblivious to his family's dysfunction and his company's malfea...
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Madea's Witness Protection
2016
Finding Dory
7.04/11985
Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did...
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Finding Dory
2021
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
10/1
From "SCTV" and "Home Alone" to "Best in Show" and "Schitt’s Creek", Catherine O’Hara collaborates with fellow performers throughout her legendary car...
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Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
2006
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
5.5/2021
When Erik Stifler realizes that he's the only Stifler family member who might graduate high school a virgin, he decides to live up to his legacy. Afte...
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American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
1979
Running
6.8/16
An Olympic hopeful marathon runner hopes his success will be the answer to his marriage woes and other personal problems.
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Running
1985
The Last Polka
5/1
A mockumentary that depicts the final concert of Yosh and Stan Shmenge aka the Happy Wanderers.
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The Last Polka
1998
Holy Man
5.3/416
In a world governed by commerce, Ricky and Kate, dedicated employees, find their lives forever changed when they encounter the enigmatic stranger G. A...
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Holy Man
1986
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
4/1
In this parody of "Spinal Tap," a documentary film crew follows comic Billy Crystal as he prepares for a concert; the second half of the film is the a...
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Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
2003
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
4.2/823
This wacky prequel to the 1994 blockbuster goes back to the lame-brained Harry and Lloyd's days as classmates at a Rhode Island high school, where the...
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Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
1980
Nothing Personal
5.8/10
Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to protect baby seals from slaughter.
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Nothing Personal
2020
Canada Far and Wide
0/0
Canada Far and Wide is a Circle-Vision 360° film attraction for World Showcase at Epcot that started operation on January 17, 2020. Replacing O Canada...
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Canada Far and Wide
2015
Being Canadian
5.6/30
What does it actually mean to be Canadian? This humorous documentary, featuring interviews with a who's-who of famous Canadians, hopes to find the ans...
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Being Canadian
1992
Stay Tuned
6.136/169
Salesman Roy Knable spends all his free time watching television, to the exasperation of his wife, Helen. One day, TV salesman Spike convinces Roy to...
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Stay Tuned
1988
Skeleton
6/4
A hypochondriac feels there is something wrong with his bones so he consults a creepy "bone specialist" who promises to help him; sometimes the cure r...
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Skeleton
1991
Father of the Bride
6.466/1339
George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't...
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Father of the Bride
1980
Double Negative
3.5/2
Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
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Double Negative
2012
I, Martin Short, Goes Home
3/2
A journey through the life and mind of Martin Short. And some of it is even true. “I, Martin Short, Goes Home” is a Canadian television comedy special...
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I, Martin Short, Goes Home
2000
Silver Man
3.5/4
A street performer fights a pathological man for his girlfriend's love.
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Silver Man
2008
Congratulations, Mr. Levy
7/1
A legend in his own mind, as well as a few other places, actor Eugene Levy's (American Pie, Best in Show) eyebrows alone deserve a place in the hallow...
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Congratulations, Mr. Levy
2009
Taking Woodstock
6.2/431
The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happe...
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Taking Woodstock
2009
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
6.141/6802
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they've been transferred to the arc...
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
1986
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
5.5/3
A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that goes wrong, he is able to make his dream come true...
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The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1981
Heavy Metal
6.5/695
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
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Heavy Metal
1987
Eugene Levy Discovers Home Safety
0/0
A home and outdoor safety video released for kids. Eugene Levy watches a video that contains cartoon scenarios of the dangers found in and around the...
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Eugene Levy Discovers Home Safety
1986
The Canadian Conspiracy
6/1
A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through employing Canadians in the U.S. entertainment industry.
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The Canadian Conspiracy
2005
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
6.2/1968
Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight c...
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Cheaper by the Dozen 2
1985
Tears Are Not Enough
0/0
On 10 February 1985, fifty-three of Canada's top performers gathered together to record the song Tears Are Not Enough in an effort to generate aid to...
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Tears Are Not Enough
1985
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
9/2
A made for Showtime network comedy special with numerous skits and music starring Martin Short and featuring a number of his fellow SCTV cast members....
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Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
2011
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
6.5/2
A look at the making of the classic comedy film.
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Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation
1971
Foxy Lady
0/0
A gender-switched retelling of the myth of Hero and Leander. Hero (Alan Gordon) simply cannot resist helping people who are in trouble, and Leander (S...
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Foxy Lady
2001
Josie and the Pussycats
5.568/308
Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remain...
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Josie and the Pussycats
1993
Partners 'n Love
0/0
David Grodin has an obsessive-compulsive personality. But he is also just plain obsessed with Maxine Smith, his ex-wife of five years and his business...
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Partners 'n Love
2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit
6/2
A tribute to the late John Candy from the cast of Spaceballs.
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John Candy: Comic Spirit
2020
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
8.867/15
Interviews with the cast, creators, journalists and celebrity fans, plus behind-the-scenes footage from season six.
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Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
2004
Making a 'Splash'
4.6/5
Retrospective documentary on the making of the hit comedy Splash (1984).
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Making a 'Splash'
2020
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
5.5/2
Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of hope and inspiration in this national salute to our front...
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Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2004
American Pie: Revealed
5.997/163
Documentary about the making of American Pie (1999), American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003).
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American Pie: Revealed
1992
Once Upon a Crime
5.7/95
On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married couples, including Julian and Phoebe, who are traveling...
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Once Upon a Crime
1988
The Best of SCTV
6/1
Guy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license.
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The Best of SCTV
2001
Gahan Wilson's The Kid
0/0
The stellar drawing style of illustrator Grahan Wilson – world renowned cartoonist for the New Yorker – comes to life in this off-beat story about gro...
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Gahan Wilson's The Kid
1982
Rome, Italian Style
0/0
On the SCTV Foreign Film Festival, Angelo loses control of his fantasies.
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Rome, Italian Style
2021
star-crossed: the film
6.7/14
Takes the music from the studio to the screen with gorgeous visuals and a sense of heightened reality envisioned by Musgraves and Zeinali and shot by...
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star-crossed: the film
Godspell 2025
0/0
A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, which launched many illustrious careers and ignited...
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