Edsville

{{Infobox film | name = Edsville | native_name = | image = | caption = Film poster | director = Alan Marr | producer = James O'Regan | writer = Stuart Clow Alan Marr James O'Regan | starring = Stuart Clow [[Kathleen Laskey]] | music = Mark Hukezalie Rick Shurman | cinematography = Harry Lake | editing = David Hicks John Karolidis Olaf Relitzki | studio = A Really Big Production | distributor = First Run Features | released = {{Film date|1990}} | runtime = 14 minutes | country = Canada | language = English | budget = }}

'''''Edsville''''' is a Canadian [[horror comedy]] [[short film]], directed by Alan Marr and released in 1990.

==Plot== The film stars Stuart Clow and [[Kathleen Laskey]] as Paul and Paula, a couple whose trip to a rural antique auction unexpectedly leads them into a town populated entirely by [[Ed Sullivan]] impersonators — and it appears to be a communicable disease which Paul and Paula themselves are at risk of contracting.<ref name=horton>Marc Horton, "Self-indulgent film really boring; Press kit hilarious, but - alas - paying customers don't get one". ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', April 12, 1991.</ref>

==Release== The film premiered at the [[1990 Toronto International Film Festival|1990 Festival of Festivals]].<ref>"Festival fever". ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', September 6, 1990.</ref> It was subsequently screened theatrically under a unique model for short films, which made it the first short film in Canadian history to earn independent theatrical revenue; instead of screening before a feature film as short films commonly did in that era, it was screened following [[Guy Maddin]]'s feature film ''[[Archangel (1990 film)|Archangel]]'',<ref name=horton/> and patrons were given the option of paying an extra dollar if they wanted to see ''Edsville''.<ref>Lisa Mulcahy, ''The Actor's Other Career Book: Using Your Chops to Survive and Thrive''. [[Simon & Schuster]], 2010. {{ISBN|9781581158410}}.</ref> It was also broadcast on [[CBC Television]] in 1992.<ref>"Canadians are tuning in to Canadian shows". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', January 16, 1992.</ref>

==Awards== The film received a [[Genie Award]] nomination for [[Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film|Best Theatrical Short Film]] at the [[12th Genie Awards]] in 1991.<ref>Christopher Harris, "Black Robe leads race for Genies: Film community notes surprising omissions in list of nominees". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', October 10, 1991.</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0099486}}

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