The Top of His Head
| The Top of His Head | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Mettler |
| Written by | Peter Mettler |
| Produced by | Niv Fichman |
| Starring | Christie MacFadyen Stephen Ouimette Gary Reineke |
| Cinematography | Peter Mettler Tobias A. Schliessler |
| Edited by | Peter Mettler Margaret Van Eerdewijk |
| Music by | Fred Frith |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Cinephile |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The Top of His Head is a 1989 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Mettler.[1] The film stars starring Stephen Ouimette as Gus, a satellite dish salesman whose life is turned upside down when he meets Lucy (Christie MacFadyen), a politically radical performance artist who is on the run from mysterious people pursuing her.[2]
The film premiered in the Perspective Canada program at the 1989 Festival of Festivals.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Christie MacFadyen as Lucy Ripley
- Stephen Ouimette as Gus Victor
- David Fox as Uncle Hugo
- Gary Reineke as Berge (pursuer)
- Julian Richings as Robert (henchman)
- Joey Hardin as Joey (henchman)
- Cherie Camp as Telephone Operator
- Nora Currie as Telephone Operator
Production
[edit]The film was shot in Toronto, Ontario, in the fall of 1987.[4]
The film's soundtrack, The Top of His Head was written and composed by Fred Frith. Jane Siberry also contributed a song, "This Old Earth", which received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 1990 Genie Awards.[5] The song also appeared on her 1989 album Bound by the Beauty, under the alternate title "Something About Trains".
Awards
[edit]In addition to Siberry's Best Original Song nod, the film also received Genie nominations for Best Actor (Ouimette) and Best Original Screenplay (Mettler).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Peter Goddard, "Story gets lost in Metro's shadows". Toronto Star, November 24, 1989.
- ^ John Griffin, "There's beauty buzzing around The Top of His Head". Montreal Gazette, April 20, 1990.
- ^ "Egoyan film opens series". The Globe and Mail, July 27, 1989.
- ^ Greg Quill, "Dream of a movie a nightmare to make". Toronto Star, November 22, 1987.
- ^ a b Noel Taylor, "Jesus film leads Genies". Ottawa Citizen, February 13, 1990.