Phil the Alien

Plot

When an alcoholic extraterrestrial living in a small Northern Ontario town finds God, his spiritual journey leads him on tour with a local bar in the feature debut of director Rob Stefaniuk. Soon after crash-landing in a remote Ontario town, innocent alien Phil strikes up a warm friendship with an open-minded young boy and a remarkably intelligent beaver. A stranger in a strange land, Phil eventually begins to fit in by drinking plenty of hard liquor and jumping in on jam sessions with the local bar band. Beneath the picturesque natural wonder of Niagara Falls, the General (John Kapelos) at the "Top Secret American UFO Base" plots to bring Phil to his base for a series of grisly medical experiments. Informed by his friend the beaver that there is a ship in Niagara Falls which he could use to get back home, the drunken Phil continues to spiral into alcoholism before attacking a cigarette machine and getting sent to prison. Having found Jesus during his stint behind bars, a rehabilitated Phil sets out on tour with the bar band while attempting to dodge the bullets of the General's feared assassin Madame Madame (Nicole deBoer). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Cast

Mary Crosby - Ginger; Joe Flaherty - The Beaver [Voice]; Bruce Hunter - Jones; John Kapelos - The General; Ingrid Veninger - Candy; Christopher Barry - Thomas; Jason Jones - Agent Orange; Paul Popowich - Rob; Graham Greene - Wolf; Rob Stefaniuk - Phil; Nicole deBoer - Madame Madame; Boyd Banks - Slim; Addison Bell - Jimmy; Robyn Palmer - Sandy; Sean Cullen - Sammy; Dwayne Hill - Agent Blue; Mike Beaver - Trapper; Brad McGinnis - Joey; Noam Rosen - Brad; Brad Hart - Dave; Ryan Malcolm - Waiter; Claire Brosseau - Michelle; Nick Canakis - Gabriel; Stefanie Rodriguez - Young Madame Madame; Frank Meschkuleit - Autopsy Doctor

Credit

Jean Brophey - Art Director, Rowena O'Connor - Art Director, Ken Reddick - Animator, Natalie Bronfman - Costume Designer, Mike Masters - First Assistant Director, Dax Lough - First Assistant Director, Dean Bernard - First Assistant Director, Rob Stefaniuk - Director, Rob Stefaniuk - Editor, Warren P. Sonoda - Editor, Mihkel Harilaid - Executive Producer, Anne Harrison - Hair Styles, Anne Harrison - Makeup, D. Gregor Hagey - Cinematographer, Mihkel Harilaid - Producer, Craig Fleming - Producer, Rob Stefaniuk - Screenwriter, John Hazen - Re-Recording Mixer, Katherine Reid - Script Supervisor

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