Canadian Bacon (1995) – Rewatch

Watching this for a second time, it made me wish that Michael Moore had done more feature films instead of his more questionable ‘documentaries’. John Candy, looking cute with longer hair, is a Niagara Falls sheriff, who along with his friends and former weapons plant co-workers, gets caught up in a false flag war with Canada. It’s got a great cast with, among others, Rhea Perlman as his girlfriend, Alan Alda as the President, and Kevin Pollak and Rip Torn as Presidential advisers. There are also comedic cameos from the likes of Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi. I still haven’t figured out if we ever see Wallace Shawn as the Canadian Prime Minister. The whole thing is funny and silly and lampoons both United States and Canadian cultures. There’s also a bit too much perhaps that feels true, with regards to international politics, though I’d love to see Rhea Perlman do more action roles.