Hayseed (1997 film)

Hayseed
Directed byJosh Levy
Andrew Hayes
Written byJosh Levy
Paul Bellini
Steve McKay
Produced byLaura MacDonald
Martha Kehoe
StarringJamie Shannon
Deborah Theaker
Scott Thompson
Mark McKinney
CinematographyJason Tan
Edited byAndrea Folprecht
Music byRobert Scott
Distributed bySalter Street Films
Release date
  • September 11, 1997 (1997-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Hayseed is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Josh Levy and Andrew Hayes and released in 1997.[1] The film stars Jamie Shannon as Gordon, a naive "hayseed" from a small town in Northern Ontario who travels to Toronto after receiving a tip from a psychic that his lost dog is in the city, and meets a bizarre cast of characters, from prostitutes to gay sex slave traders, during his trip.[2]

The film's cast includes Deborah Theaker, Elva Mai Hoover, Dan Lett, Daniel MacIvor, Scott Thompson, Mark McKinney, Maria Vacratsis, Dan Redican and Bruce LaBruce. The soundtrack included songs by Andy Kim, Babybird, By Divine Right, Local Rabbits, Odds, Pansy Division, Rusty and Treble Charger.

The film premiered at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] and was subsequently broadcast on television by Citytv.[3]

  1. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 95.
  2. ^ a b Josh Brown, "Lights, camera, premiere: First-time filmmaker Josh Levy is off to a good start". Hamilton Spectator, September 2, 1997.
  3. ^ Cheryl Binning, "Ontario Scene: Salter gives Hayseed a hand when comic project hits a snag". Playback, July 28, 1997.