The Delicate Art of Parking (2003)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Trent Carlson

Writers:

Trent Carlson (written by) and
Blake Corbet (written by) ...

Release Date:

28 September 2006 (Hungary)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A comical investigation.

Plot:

An absurd comedy about a Parking Enforcement Officer, who - despite constant abuse from the public - finds truth...

Plot Keywords:

Parking | Tow Truck | Investigation | Filmmaker | Russian

Awards:

5 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Andrew McNee	...	Gus Morski
Diana Pavlovská	...	Olena Polapov (as Diana Pavlovska)
Dov Tiefenbach	...	Lonny Goosen
Rob Bruner	...	Dispatcher
Gladys McNab	...	Older Woman
Mike Coleman	...	Angry Short Man (as Michael Coleman)
Scott Owen	...	Businessman
Diana Frances	...	Woman on Street
Robert Clarke	...	George
Nancy Robertson	...	Harriet Sharpe
Fred Ewanuick	...	Grant Parker
Igor Ingelsman	...	Big Polish Guy
Tony Conte	...	Jerome Huot (as Tony Conté)
Sam Easton	...	Mustang Owner
Alex Green	...	Mustang Owner's Buddy

Runtime:

Canada:86 min (Ontario)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Canada:14A

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Anagram Pictures Inc.

Quotes:

Grant Parker: Discomfort is the first pill to swallow on the road to change.

Soundtrack:

Does It Show

Entertaining and Funny despite bad acting and directing

I loved the idea for this movie - someone who has racked up almost $3000 worth of unpaid parking tickets and decides to make a documentary movie about it. The brilliant idea for this movie comes from the fact that everyone hates getting parking tickets and most of us think that these parking by-laws just exist as a cash cow.

I always watched with interest whenever they showed one of the officers ticketing a vehicle, then the owner would show up and shout obscenities, or use physical violence, like that delivery truck driver did. They didn't show the part where Murray, the parking officer's supervisor, was run over by an irate motorist whom he ticketed, leaving Murray in a coma. After this incident, the film director asked people on the street what they thought of this, and one guy smugly said "good." A few others felt sorry for him because he was just doing his job.

Although I tend to think that parking bylaws are a cash grab to some extent, I highly respect anyone who chooses to do such a thankless job for a living.

Overall this movie was entertaining and thought provoking, but it definitely showed the work of an amateur filmmaker on a low budget.