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] |
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.
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.