| How to Be Deadly | |
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| Directed by | Nik Sexton |
| Written by | Nik Sexton Edward Riche |
| Produced by | Mary Sexton |
| Starring | Leon Parsons Gina Squires |
| Cinematography | Sam Pryse-Phillips |
| Edited by | Miles Davren |
| Music by | Colin Kelday |
Production company | Rink Rat Productions |
| Distributed by | Union Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
How to Be Deadly is a 2014 Canadian comedy film, directed by Nik Sexton. The film stars Leon Parsons as Donnie Dumphy, an unemployed slacker in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, who enters a minibike competition in the hopes of winning back his ex-girlfriend Brenda (Gina Squires) after she breaks up with him due to his lack of ambition.[1]
The cast also includes Ashley Billard, Dan Bochart, Robbie Carruthers, Kate Corbett, Sean Dalton, Lisa Doucette, Dominique Girouard, Annie Hennessey, Andy Jones, Cathy Jones, Dennis Kavanah, Susan Kent, Greg Malone, Mary Walsh, Andrew Younghusband and Rick Mercer in supporting roles.
The film premiered at the 2014 Atlantic International Film Festival,[2] and went into commercial release in 2015.[3]
- ^ Peter Simpson, "Review: Donnie Dumphy film rated 'deadly' out of 10". Ottawa Citizen, September 22, 2015.
- ^ "Kaleidoscope of region's film". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, September 12, 2014.
- ^ "Donnie Dumphy creatives teach us How To Be Deadly". Q, August 27, 2015.