Toby McTeague

Toby McTeague
Toby McTeague
	DVD cover
Directed by	Jean-Claude Lord
Written by	Jeff Maguire; Jamie Brown; Djordje Milicevic
Produced by	Nicolas Clermont
Starring	Yannick Bisson; Winston Rekert; Andrew Bednarski; Rich Trelford
Cinematography	René Verzier
Edited by	Yves Langlois
Release date	1986;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Toby McTeague is a 1986 Canadian children's action-adventure drama film directed by Jean-Claude Lord.^[1] It stars Yannick Bisson as Toby McTeague, a teenager training to compete in a dog sled race.^[2]

The film was shot primarily in the small town of Sainte-Rose-du-Nord, Quebec.^[3]

The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987, for Best Cinematography (René Verzier) and Best Original Song ("Cold As Ice" by Peter Pringle and Kevin Hunter).^[4] A minor controversy resulted when the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television mistakenly omitted "Cold As Ice" from the first ballots sent out to Academy voters.^[5]

References

^ "Toby McTeague barks up the right tree". The Globe and Mail, March 7, 1986.
^ "Toby charms way out of plot pitfalls". Toronto Star, March 7, 1986.
^ "Cutting through canine confusion". The Globe and Mail, April 18, 1985.
^ "Decline rises to top Genie nominations". Toronto Star, February 5, 1987.
^ "Toby McTeague movie song left off Genie Awards ballot". Toronto Star, February 17, 1987.

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