Canadian Bacon (1995)

• Year: 1995
• Released: 22 Sep 1995
• Country: United States, Canada
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109370/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/canadian_bacon
• Available in: 720p, 1080p, 720p
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: PG
• Genre: Comedy
• Runtime: 91 min
• Writer: Michael Moore
• Director: Michael Moore
• Cast: John Candy, Alan Alda, Rhea Perlman
• Keywords: the white house, political satire, international relations, war plan red,

	5.9/10
	13% – Critics
	52% – Audience

Canadian Bacon Storyline

The current President of the United States is facing unprecedented unpopularity for the sheer fact of the country being at peace, with the fifty or so years of the Cold War being over. One such example of his unpopularity stems from R.J. Hacker, head of weapons manufacturer Hacker Dynamics, arguably the largest single employer in the Niagara region, needing to lay off workers because the American military needs no weapons. With no jobs to be had, many of those former Hacker employees have resorted to committing suicide by jumping off the falls, with the local government creating makeshift jobs to deal with the suicide issue. Stu Smiley, the President’s Head of Security, is able to convince the President and General Dick Panzer, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to concoct a second Cold War to increase his popularity. When none of their old Cold War enemies will cooperate, Smiley, with the clandestine knowledge of Hacker, devises a plan using the knowledge of a low level CIA agent who believes in absurd conspiracies to overthrow the government, that their Cold War target should be Canada. The President agrees to the plan only if there are no casualties in the process. In enacting the plan, Smiley, the President and Panzer do not foresee the problems of zealous and patriotic citizens, such as Niagara County sheriff Bud Boomer who sees Niagara as being the front line of defense against the Canadians, Bud’s trigger-happy wife Honey, and their equally simple-minded friends, Kabral Jabar and “Roy Boy”. They are also unaware that Hacker also has his own ideas to increase business, using something called the Hacker Hellstorm, which he sold to the Canadians as a weather tracking system but which the Canadians don’t know has other uses.

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Michael Moore does it again

With “Sicko” in the theaters, it brings us back to another one of Michael Moore’s movies: “Canadian Bacon”. This one portrays the US president (Alan Alda) trying to raise his approval ratings by starting a war with Canada; after all, every president needs to be famous for at least one military adventure. As one might expect, the movie trashes both the US (we look like a bunch of jingoistic whack-job ignoramuses) and Canada (for some reason, nothing upsets them); although you have to admit, our northern neighbor really looks better.

John Candy – himself a Canadian – plays a police chief leading an invasion into Canada, first to throw garbage into a Toronto park, then to rescue a fellow officer (Rhea Perlman) accidentally left there. But it’s just great how they show the government using the whole thing to make the people hate another country. A TV commercial says: “Canadians! They walk among us! Alex Trebek! Michael J. Fox!” These sorts of movies will always remain relevant as long as warmongers exist. And anyway, Michael Moore has plenty of reasons to like Canada (national health care, they don’t invade other countries, and more).

Probably most of all, “Canadian Bacon” goes to show what we lost when John Candy died (too bad that his last movie was the god-awful “Wagons East”). Also starring Kevin Pollak, Wallace Shawn, and brief appearances by Moore himself as a right-wing yahoo, and by Dan Aykroyd (another Canadian) as a cop.

Canada rules

It’s time for re-election and cliche spouting President Alan Alda is having trouble convincing the American public why they should vote for him. Only one rule in American politics apples here. People support the commander-in-chief when there’s a war.

But shooting wars are nasty. Let it be a long standing Cold War like what we had with the Soviet Union for almost half a century. Munitions makers like G.D. Spradlin get rich and folks have their paranoia increase. So keep the paranoia going and everyone’s happy.

Canadian Bacon due to the antics of our current president has become frighteningly relevant today. Funny it is, but it does give one cause for concern.

So after a hockey game in Niagara Falls on the Canadian side where by nationality the participants fought, the administration seeks to create a wave discontent with our ally Canada.

John Candy is the patriotic sheriff in Niagara County in New York where things are breaking and somehow Candy interjects himself in what is going on. Rhea Perlman is his zealous deputy who is a bit paranoid.. Several other familiar faces as well are here.

Good satire delivered here.

satire idea not that funny

R.J. Hacker shuts down his weapons plant and blames it on the President (Alan Alda). Sheriff Bud Boomer (John Candy) and Honey (Rhea Perlman) are fishing jumpers from the plant out of Niagara Falls for $50 a pop. Bud says Canadian beer sucks which sets off a riot at the hockey game. The President has desperately poor approval ratings. His adviser Stu Smiley (Kevin Pollak) comes up with the idea to make Canada the new Cold War foe but General Panzer (Rip Torn) wants an actual war. There are lots of digs at Canada and the US. It has a few cute jokes but it’s not that funny. It tries to be a smart satire. The main problem is that everybody is doing it with a nudge and a wink. Steven Wright is kind of funny as a Mountie. It would probably help to have a catchy song like South Park.