After the success of the TV series Due South, Gross went on to create this mainstream Canadian comedy hit with romance, music (The Tragically Hip appear as a rival team) and, of course, curling.
Men With Brooms
Comedy
Men With Brooms
When Chris Cutter (Gross) returns to his small hometown to bury his former curling coach, he is inspired to reunite the old team and try to win the Golden Broom. Nothing has been the same in town since Chris’s departure 10 years earlier — Chris’s old teammates and his own father (Nielsen) are disappointed in life, and the coach’s daughters Amy (Parker) and Julie (Nolden) have become, respectively, a drunk and an astronaut. Despite the odds, the rag-tag group of misfits unites to compete in the championship, with heartwarming and hilarious results.
Director: Paul Gross
An Officer of the Order of Canada, Gross starred in the hit TV series Due South. He wrote, directed and starred in both Passchendaele, which won the Genie for Best Picture, and Hyena Road, which won three CSAs. Gross recently starred in the mini-series Alias Grace and Caught, and the film The Parting Glass. Next, he will direct Talking and Killing.
Director
Paul Gross
Writer(s)
Paul Gross, John Krizanc, Paul Quarrington
Star(s)
Paul Gross, Leslie Nielsen, Molly Parker, Michelle Nolden, The Tragically Hip
Year
2002
Length
103 min
Rating
AA
LANGUAGE
English
SUBTITLES
English, French
DUBBING
French
