# Edsville

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1990 Canadian film

Edsville Directed by Alan Marr Written by Stuart Clow Alan Marr James O'Regan Produced by James O'Regan Starring Stuart Clow Kathleen Laskey Cinematography Harry Lake Edited by David Hicks John Karolidis Olaf Relitzki Music by Mark Hukezalie Rick Shurman Production company A Really Big Production Distributed by First Run Features Release date 1990 (1990) Running time 14 minutes Country Canada Language English

***Edsville*** is a Canadian [horror comedy](/source/Horror_comedy) [short film](/source/Short_film), directed by Alan Marr and released in 1990.

## Plot

The film stars Stuart Clow and [Kathleen Laskey](/source/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](/source/Ed_Sullivan) impersonators — and it appears to be a communicable disease which Paul and Paula themselves are at risk of contracting.[1]

## Release

The film premiered at the [1990 Festival of Festivals](/source/1990_Toronto_International_Film_Festival).[2] 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](/source/Guy_Maddin)'s feature film *[Archangel](/source/Archangel_(1990_film))*,[1] and patrons were given the option of paying an extra dollar if they wanted to see *Edsville*.[3] It was also broadcast on [CBC Television](/source/CBC_Television) in 1992.[4]

## Awards

The film received a [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) nomination for [Best Theatrical Short Film](/source/Genie_Award_for_Best_Theatrical_Short_Film) at the [12th Genie Awards](/source/12th_Genie_Awards) in 1991.[5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-horton_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-horton_1-1) Marc Horton, "Self-indulgent film really boring; Press kit hilarious, but - alas - paying customers don't get one". *[Edmonton Journal](/source/Edmonton_Journal)*, April 12, 1991.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "Festival fever". *[Now](/source/Now_(newspaper))*, September 6, 1990.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Lisa Mulcahy, *The Actor's Other Career Book: Using Your Chops to Survive and Thrive*. [Simon & Schuster](/source/Simon_%26_Schuster), 2010. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781581158410](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781581158410).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** "Canadians are tuning in to Canadian shows". *[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)*, January 16, 1992.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Christopher Harris, "Black Robe leads race for Genies: Film community notes surprising omissions in list of nominees". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, October 10, 1991.

## External links

- [*Edsville*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099486/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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