# Drawing Flies > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Drawing_Flies > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Drawing_Flies.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawing_Flies > Source revision: 1339354486 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the Soundgarden song, see [Badmotorfinger](/source/Badmotorfinger). This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Drawing Flies" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 1996 Canadian film Drawing Flies Poster Directed by Malcolm Ingram Matt Gissing Written by Malcolm Ingram Matt Gissing Produced by Malcolm Ingram Matt Gissing Scott Mosier Kevin Smith Starring Jason Lee Jason Mewes Renee Humphrey Carmen Lee Cinematography Brian Pearson Edited by Malcolm Ingram Matt Gissing Distributed by View Askew Productions Release date November 24, 1996 (1996-11-24)[1] Running time 76 minutes Country Canada Language English Budget $40,000[2] ***Drawing Flies*** is a 1996 [comedy film](/source/Comedy_film) from [Kevin Smith](/source/Kevin_Smith_(filmmaker))'s [View Askew Productions](/source/View_Askew_Productions). It was written, directed, and edited by filmmakers [Malcolm Ingram](/source/Malcolm_Ingram) and Matt Gissing, with financial backing from Smith and [Scott Mosier](/source/Scott_Mosier). This was Jason Lee's first leading role. The movie gets its namesake from a song by the American [grunge](/source/Grunge) band [Soundgarden](/source/Soundgarden). ## Synopsis After they get cut off welfare, Donner ([Jason Lee](/source/Jason_Lee_(actor))) leads four of his jobless, penniless roommates spend their last remaining money on a cover charge for a party and get high. After getting evicted, they all embark on a journey to find a cabin in the woods that belongs to his uncle. They get lost and stranded in the woods, without food or water or their bearings when their van breaks down. He eventually reveals to his roommates that the search for the cabin is really a search for [Sasquatch](/source/Sasquatch). They, of course, think he's crazy. There is conflict. Donner insists he is onto something, but the others just write him off. But to make matters worse, they uncover all kinds of bizarre and dangerous activity as they wander through the woods in search of not only Bigfoot himself but any hope of a future. Eventually, Donner does find Bigfoot and has a campfire with him (as well as others). ## Cast Actor Role Jason Lee Donner Jason Mewes Az Renee Humphrey Meg Carmen Lee Cassidy Martin Brooks Jake Scott Mosier Diaperman Kevin Smith (Credited as Silent Bob) John Ethan Suplee (Credited as Willam Black) Ethan Joey Lauren Adams Hippy Chick ## Production notes While making *[Mallrats](/source/Mallrats)*, Kevin Smith met Canadian *[Film Threat](/source/Film_Threat)* journalist Malcolm Ingram and his friend Matt Gissing; the three decided to make *Drawing Flies*, the title of which is based on a [Soundgarden](/source/Soundgarden) song from the album *[Badmotorfinger](/source/Badmotorfinger)*. Along with much of the cast of *Mallrats*, Smith headed up to the Canadian wilderness and made the film. The same camera and type of film stock that was used to film *[Clerks](/source/Clerks_(film))* was used to film *Drawing Flies*. The film was only featured at a few film festivals before it was given a [DVD](/source/DVD) release in 2002. Kevin Smith wears his "[Silent Bob](/source/Jay_and_Silent_Bob)" outfit from *Mallrats* and is credited as "Silent Bob", although the character is referred to as "John". He never utters a line. Previous to this film, Jason Lee had only acted in *Mallrats*. He later said of *Drawing Flies*: "nobody’s seen that film, really, but that film really marked a turning point for me in that I thought, Okay, regardless of what happens with this movie, this is the second movie for me. If I can pull this off, then I'll be an actor."[2] ## Home media The film was released on DVD on February 26, 2002.[3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Drawing Flies"](https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/drawing-flies-1200447560/). 25 November 1996. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ign_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ign_2-1) Plume, Kenneth (4 October 2000). ["Interview with Jason Lee (Part 3 of 5)"](https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/04/interview-with-jason-lee-part-3-of-5). *IGN*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Wolf, Jessica (February 7, 2002). ["Little-Seen Kevin Smith Film Bows Same Day as Silent Bob"](http://www.hive4media.com/news/html/product_article.cfm?article_id=2565). *hive4media.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20020304231033/http://www.hive4media.com/news/html/product_article.cfm?article_id=2565) from the original on March 4, 2002. 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