Men with Brooms (2002)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Paul Gross

Writers:

Paul Gross (story)
John Krizanc (story)

Release Date:

22 November 2002 (Turkey)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

There's More Than One Way To Sweep a Woman Off Her Feet.

Plot:

Paul Gross stars as the leader of a recently reunited curling team from a small Canadian town. This...

Plot Keywords:

Championship | Curling | Coach | Funeral Home | Father Daughter Relationship

Awards:

1 win & 9 nominations

Cast

Paul Gross	...	Chris Cutter
Connor Price	...	Brandon Foley
Leslie Nielsen	...	Gordon Cutter
Kari Matchett	...	Linda Bucyk
Molly Parker	...	Amy Foley
Michelle Nolden	...	Julie Foley
Peter Outerbridge	...	James Lennox
Jed Rees	...	Eddie Strombeck
Polly Shannon	...	Joanne
James Allodi	...	Neil Bucyk
Gord Downie	...	Curler, Team Kingston (as The Tragically Hip)
Johnny Fay	...	Curler, Team Kingston (as The Tragically Hip)
Gord Sinclair	...	Curler, Team Kingston (as The Tragically Hip)
Bobby Baker	...	Curler, Team Kingston (as The Tragically Hip)
Paul Langlois	...	Curler, Team Kingston (as The Tragically Hip)

Also Known As:

Quatre gars et un balai (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexuality and some drug use.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:14A | USA:R | Sweden:15 | Sweden:7

Filming Locations:

Brampton Curling Club, Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Serendipity Point Films

Trivia:

In an attempt to help make this Canadian-made film successful, Alliance Atlantis put on an advertising campaign that was on par with a campaign for a Hollywood-made film.

Goofs:

Continuity: The score on the scoreboard changes inconsistently between shots during the Long Bay/Butte game.

Quotes:

James Lennox: She's a rent-a-girlfriend.
Chris Cutter: Good God! Listen to yourself. Are you some kind of moral dyslexic.
James Lennox: I think you got that backwards, baby.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Waldo Cumberbund Story (2005)

Soundtrack:

Diggin' A Hole

Needs more laughs

This movie was not as funny as I thought it would be at first. Yes, there's some laughs, but no genuine one. It's the Canadian answer to a movie like Independence Day or The Patriot!

The acting is not brilliant, even if Polly Shannon and Molly Parker are good. On a good note, It was nice to see some scenes shot in Sudbury, where I lived for a while, but besides that, the movie has no real value.

Out of 100, I gave it 70. That's good for ** out of **** stars.

Seen in Vaughan, at the AMC Interchange 30 Cineplex, on April 13th, 2002.