The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

Jan 2, 1986

1h 50m

★ 8.5

10 years in the making, the iconic comedy cult classic. The first movie to be fully made and produced in Newfoundland.

Overview

Faustus is a clerk in St. John's at the Newfoundland Department of Education. He dreams of becoming ruler of Newfoundland and seceding from Canada. In the real world, Faustus' boss Eddie Peddle plans to indoctrinate the citizenry of Newfoundland with a cult-like geometric theory known as Total Education, but Peddle may be foiled by the revelation of a secret from his past career.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

Faustus Bidgood Production

ONF | NFB

Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Co-operative

NIFCO

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Cast

Faustus Bidgood

Andy Jones

Vasily Bogdanovittch Shagoff

Greg Malone

Eddie Peddle

Robert Joy

Fred Bonia-Coombs

Brian Downey

Phillys Meaney

Maisie Rillie

Heady Nolan

Mary Walsh

Henry Harry

Beni Malone

Frank Dollar

Tommy Sexton

Margaret Mary Stackdeck

Cathy Jones

Ina Fudge

Judy Parsons

Mrs. Benson

Mary Whitten

Uncle Henry Penny

Bryan Hennessey

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