Roller Town

Roller Town
Directed byAndrew Bush
Written byAndrew Bush
Scott Vrooman
Mark Little
Produced byJay Dahl
Bill Niven
Scott Vrooman
StarringMark Little
Kayla Lorette
CinematographyChristopher Porter
Edited byShawn Beckwith
Thorben Bieger
Music byIsabelle Noel
Richard Pell
Production
companies
D Films
Northeast Films
Distributed byD Films
Release date
  • September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15) (AFF)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Roller Town is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Andrew Bush and released in 2011.[1] Featuring the sketch comedy troupe Picnicface, the film is set in the 1970s, and stars Mark Little as Leo, a roller skater who tries to save his favourite roller rink from being converted into a video arcade, while also trying to win the love of Julia (Kayla Lorette), the mayor's daughter.[2]

The other members of the troupe — Bush, Scott Vrooman, Kyle Dooley, Cheryl Hann, Evany Rosen, Brian MacQuarrie and Bill Wood — also appear in the film in supporting roles, as well as Adam Robert Bayne, Jordan Talbot, George Basil, Brian Heighton, Pat Thornton, John Beale, Rhys Bevan-John, Howard D'Arcy and Nicki Davis.

The film premiered as the opening film of the 2011 Atlantic Film Festival,[3] before going into commercial release in 2012.[4]

  1. ^ Robert Bell, "Roller Town: Andrew Bush". Exclaim!, September 20, 2012.
  2. ^ Chris Knight, "Review: Skate or die laughing in Roller Town". National Post, September 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "Atlantic film fest opens with Roller Town". CBC News Halifax, September 15, 2011.
  4. ^ Jacob Boon, "Roller Town". The Coast, September 20, 2012.