Whale Music

Nov 3, 1994

1h 47m

★ 6.2

Love takes you places you never expected to go.

Overview

Shot around the breathtaking coastline of B.C.'s Howe Sound, Whale Music is the triumphant adaptation of Paul Quarringaton's Governor General's Award-winning novel about the redemption of a faded rock star through love and music. Richard J. Lewis' exploration of the reclusive musician's efforts to create a piece of music that will summon the whales is a sensory and emotional tour de force. Written by Vancouver Film Festival, Handbook

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Alliance Atlantis

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Cast

Daniel Howl

Paul Gross

Desmond Howl

Maury Chaykin

Fay Ginzburg-Howl

Jennifer Dale

Claire Lowe (as Cyndy Preston)

Cynthia Preston

Kenneth Sexstone

Kenneth Welsh

Mookie Saunders

Blu Mankuma

Sal Goneau

Alan Jordan

Monty Mann

Tom Lavin

Dewey Moore

Jim Byrnes

Bobby Sue

Deborah Duchêne

Pete the Bartender

Paul Quarrington

Star

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