The Story of Faustus Bidgood

This is the story of The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood, a surreal comedy about a lowly bureaucrat and his fantasies of becoming president of an independent Newfoundland, that was released in 1986. A cult classic in Canadian cinema, the film is well known for the marathon it took to even get made. Principal photography on the film began eight years earlier, in 1978. Written and directed by comedy legend Andy Jones and his brother, Mike Jones, the movie was made on a shoestring budget, is packed with familiar faces and helped pave the way for Newfoundland and Labrador's vibrant film industry. And it was the first film ever both filmed and produced, from start to finish, in Newfoundland.

Cast

Andy Jones self Mary Walsh self Darrell Varga self Paul Pope self Michael Jones archive footage Cathy Jones archive footage Greg Malone archive footage Tommy Sexton archive footage Robert Joy archive footage Brian Downey archive footage Bryan Hennessey archive footage Derek Norman self

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