Harmony Cats

{{Infobox film | name = Harmony Cats | image = | director = [[Sandy Wilson (director)|Sandy Wilson]] | producer = [[Richard Davis (producer)|Richard Davis]], [[George Johnson (producer)|George Johnson]], [[Alan Morinis]] | writer = David King | narrator = | starring = [[Kim Coates]], [[Jim Byrnes (actor)|Jim Byrnes]], [[Lisa Brokop]], [[Charlene Fernetz]], [[Hoyt Axton]] | music = [[Bill Buckingham]], [[Graeme Coleman]] | cinematography = [[Philip Linzey]] | editing = [[Debra Rurak]] | studio = | distributor = [[C/FP Distribution]] | released = {{Film date|1992|04|27}} | runtime = 104 minutes | country = [[Canada]] | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Harmony Cats''''' is a 1992 [[Cinema of Canada|Canadian]] [[comedy film]], directed by [[Sandy Wilson (director)|Sandy Wilson]].<ref name=pratley>[[Gerald Pratley]], ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. {{ISBN|1-894073-21-5}}. p. 94.</ref>

==Plot== ''Harmony Cats'' is about a [[violin]]ist named Graham Braithwaite ([[Kim Coates]]) who plays with a British Columbia symphony. One day, the symphony stops playing permanently and Graham is left to find work elsewhere. He joins a [[country music]] band as a bassist and becomes caught between members of the new band.<ref>Lee Bacchus, "Harmony Cats'll have you humming: No Oscar, but music is real fine". ''[[The Province]]'', May 10, 1993.</ref>

==Production== The film received $333,140 from BC Film.{{sfn|Gasher|2002|p=93}}

==Recognition== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Award !Date of ceremony !Category !Nominees !Result !Reference |- | rowspan="11" |[[Genie Awards]] | rowspan="11" |[[14th Genie Awards|December 12, 1993]] | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Picture]] | [[Richard Davis (producer)|Richard Davis]], [[Alan Morinis]] | {{nom}} | rowspan=11|<ref>"The Lotus Eaters strong contender at Genies". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', December 11, 1993.</ref> |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Director|Best Director]] | [[Sandy Wilson (director)|Sandy Wilson]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] | [[Jim Byrnes (actor)|Jim Byrnes]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] | [[Charlene Fernetz]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] | David King | {{nom}} |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design|Best Art Direction/Production Design]] | [[Lynne Stopkewich]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] | [[Philip Linzey]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]] | [[Sharon Fedoruk]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] | [[Debra Rurak]] | {{nom}} |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Mixing|Best Overall Sound]] | Dean Giammarco, Paul A. Sharpe, Bill Sheppard, Daryl Powell | {{nom}} |- | [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]] | [[Shane Shemko]], Anke Bakker, [[Alison Grace]], [[Cam Wagner]] | {{nom}} |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==Works cited== * {{cite book|last=Gasher |first=Mike |title=Hollywood North: The Feature Film Industry in British Columbia |publisher=[[University of British Columbia Press]] |date=2002 |url=https://archive.org/details/hollywoodnorthfe0000gash}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=0107080}}

[[Category:1992 films]] [[Category:English-language Canadian films]] [[Category:Films set in British Columbia]] [[Category:Films shot in British Columbia]] [[Category:1992 comedy films]] [[Category:Canadian comedy films]] [[Category:Animated films about music and musicians]] [[Category:Films directed by Sandy Wilson]] [[Category:1992 English-language films]] [[Category:1992 Canadian films]] [[Category:English-language comedy films]]