Men with Brooms
2002 Canadian film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Men with Brooms is a 2002 Canadian romantic comedy film, starring and directed by Paul Gross. Centred on the sport of curling, the offbeat comedy tells the story of a reunited curling team from a small Canadian town as they work through their respective life issues and struggle to win the championship for the sake of their late coach.
Men with Brooms | |
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Directed by | Paul Gross |
Written by | Paul Gross John Krizanc Paul Quarrington |
Produced by | Robert Lantos |
Starring | Paul Gross Connor Price Leslie Nielsen Peter Outerbridge Kari Matchett Molly Parker Polly Shannon |
Cinematography | Thom Best |
Edited by | Susan Maggi |
Distributed by | Alliance Atlantis |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Budget | $7.5 million[1][2] |
Box office | $4.2 million[3] |
The cast also includes Connor Price, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Outerbridge, Kari Matchett, Molly Parker and Polly Shannon. Members of the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip make a cameo appearance in the film as a competing rink representing Kingston, Ontario, the band's home city. Winnipeg curler and three-time Brier champion Jeff Stoughton also made a cameo appearance throwing his trademark "spin-o-rama" shot.
A television adaptation, also titled Men with Brooms debuted October 4, 2010 on CBC Television for the 2010-11 television season.