The Story of Faustus Bidgood

The Story of Faustus Bidgood (2023)

Documentary

This is the story of The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood, a surreal comedy about a lowly bureaucrat and his fantasies of becoming president of an independent Newfoundland, that was released in 1986. A cult classic in Canadian cinema, the film is well known for the marathon it took to even get made. Principal photography on the film began eight years earlier, in 1978. Written and directed by comedy legend Andy Jones and his brother, Mike Jones, the movie was made on a shoestring budget, is packed with familiar faces and helped pave the way for Newfoundland and Labrador's vibrant film industry. And it was the first film ever both filmed and produced, from start to finish, in Newfoundland.

Director: Meredith Dellandrea

Casts

	Andy Jones as self
	Mary Walsh as self
	Darrell Varga as self
	Paul Pope as self
	Michael Jones as archive footage
	Cathy Jones as archive footage
	Greg Malone as archive footage
	Tommy Sexton as archive footage
	Robert Joy as archive footage
	Brian Downey as archive footage
	Bryan Hennessey as archive footage
	Derek Norman as self
	Gerry Rogers as self
	Maisie Rillie as archive footage

Crew