Main Cast: Colin Cunningham, Ben Ratner, Madison Graie, Betty Linde, C. Ernst Harth
Release Year: 1998
Country: CA
Run Time: 110 minutes
Plot
Michael Rohl made his directorial debut with this Canadian comedy-drama in which Brian (Benjamin Ratner) loses his San Francisco garage job and talks pal Michael (Colin Cunningham) into joining him on a fishing trip. At an unmarked gravesite, they find a key inscribed "PUMZACH." This prompts them to cross the border into Nevada in search of a shaman who can translate the enigmatic inscription. After meeting medicine-man Martin Yellowcrow (Willie John Hanna), owner of flatulent canine Zacharia, they are joined by winsome waitress Corey (Madison Graie) and nerdy numismatist Wayne Newton (C. Ernst Harth). The group arrives in a small town where the locksmith finds a match for the key with lonely Jean (Betty Linde), mother of a missing son. Minus Wayne, they head back to California. Shot in Vancouver, this film was shown at the 1998 Vancouver Film Festival and the 1998 AFI Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Cast
Colin Cunningham - Michael
Ben Ratner - Brian
Madison Graie - Corey
Betty Linde - Jean
C. Ernst Harth - Wayne Newton
Willie John Hanna - Martin Yellowcrow; Robert Thurston; Michael Simms; Ron Souve; Rainy Dan Lorell; Paul Jarrett; Angela Fama; Ralph Alderman; Susan Brooks; Harold Stickland
Credit
Bill Cunningham - Associate Producer, Madison Graie - Casting, Madison Graie - Co-producer, Kim McLaughlin - First Assistant Director, Michael Rohl - Director, Rick Benwick - Editor, Daryl Bennett - Composer (Music Score), Jim Guttridge - Composer (Music Score), Andre Ricard - Production Designer, Brian Whittred - Cinematographer, Colin Cunningham - Producer, Damon Vignale - Producer, Andrea Sunderland - Set Designer, Alan Perkins - Sound/Sound Designer, Colin Cunningham - Screenwriter
