Bad Money (1999)
A black comedy revolving around the humiliating lengths that people will resort to in order to get by in an unstable financial world from applying for welfare to the compromise of personal ideals to all out robbery. The film follows four characters - two leftover punks from the 80s, a typical gray-suited businessman and a vegetarian idealist - in their desperate struggle to hold onto their respective stations in life. These deftly interwoven stories form a cautionary tale of how people deal with the search for quick cash. In desperate times, even good people turn to bad money.
Director: John Hazlett
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Graham Greene as George Baines |
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Stephen Spender as Murray |
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Karen Sillas as Jan Wells |
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Alisen Down as Sylvia Baines |
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Patrick Rengger as Noel |
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Tamsin Kelsey as Eileen Baines |
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Josh Williams as Carl |
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Andy Curtis as Johnson |
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Rainer Kahl as Security Guard |
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Valerie Planche as Bank Clerk |
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John Heywood as Old Man at Welfare |
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Walt Healy as WW II Veteran |
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Patricia Benedict as Welfare Clerk |
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David Brindle as Dr. Memory |
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Alan Duffy as Telemarketing Supervisor |
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Denis Gagnon as Landlord |
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Darren Hafner as Cop |
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Gail Hanrahan as Employment Clerk |
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Jennifer Holder as Teenage Telemarketing Girl |
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Brent Kawchuck as Bartender |
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Jordan Kawchuk as 7-11 Employee |
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Terry King as Mugger |
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Daniel Libman as Crossword Man |
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Doug MacLeod as Businessman |
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Paul Marshall as Razor the Skinhead |
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Kate Newby as Mary the Rabbit Woman |
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Laura Parken as Carl's Mom |
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Tania Sablatash as Bank Security Guard |
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Kim Shimizu as Soup Kitchen Volunteer |
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John Stewart as Punk in Car |
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Joe Turvey as Stick |
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Pat Wiebe as Elmo the Skinhead |
| Production | James Gottselig | Producer |
| Production | John Hazlett | Producer |
| Writing | Blake Brooker | Writer |
| Editing | Michael Dowse | Editor |
| Sound | Schaun Tozer | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Alex Vendler | Director of Photography |
| Writing | John Hazlett | Writer |
| Writing | Michael Gregory | Writer |
| Directing | John Hazlett | Director |
| Lighting | Steve Yedlin | Gaffer |