Slim Obsession

Slim Obsession
GenreDrama
Screenplay by
  • Janet Kranz,
  • Martin Langer[1]
Directed byDonald Shebib
Starring
  • Susan Wright,
  • Paul Kelman,
  • Lindsay Connell,
  • Michael J. Reynolds
  • C. Kerry Keane,
  • Lynda Mason Green,
  • Sharon Dyer[1]
Music by
  • Glenn Morley
  • Lawrence Shragge
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerSig Gerber[1]
ProducerBonita Seigel[1]
CinematographyVic Sarin[1]
EditorMyrtle Virgo[1]
Running time60 minutes[1]
Production companyCBC
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
ReleaseMarch 11, 1984 (1984-03-11)
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Slim Obsession is a 1984 Canadian short drama television film directed by Donald Shebib and produced by Bonita Seigel and Sig Gerber,[1] about a small-town school teacher (Susan Wright), who, after moving to Toronto, begins to diet and exercise to excess, almost destroying her marriage and her own physical and mental health. The film was made for the anthology series For the Record and garnered an award at the Columbus International Film Festival. Wright won an ACTRA for her performance in 1985.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Mehes, Del; Dorland, Michael (May 1983). "Slim Obsession". Cinema Canada: 46. Retrieved 4 July 2020.