Have Ya Seen Michael Moore's "Canadian Bacon"? (1995)

Tonight we watched Michael Moore's 1994 film, Canadian Bacon. It's hilarious. And scary. Have you seen it? It's political satire and, considering it was made in 1994 and released the following year, it seems darned prophetic. I can only 'wonder' why this film doesn't seem to have been screened much internationally... I think this article is by a guy named Don Kaye.

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"In Michael Moore's political satire, the U.S. President (Alan Alda) decides to wage a Cold War against Canada in an attempt to reverse his slipping popularity, and, as a result, he drives a small group of incensed Canadians to take matters into their own hands. Alda is the first president in years not to lead his country into war, which naturally means that his approval rating is dangerously low. The sure-fire way to boost his popularity is to start a war and demonstrate American superiority. Unfortunately, as his advisors point out, the U.S. has run out of enemies. That is, until Alda's National Security Advisor Stuart Smiley (Kevin Pollak) happens to catch a segment on the news about a brawl at a Canadian hockey game that began when local American sheriff Bud Boomer (John Candy) made a [negative] remark about Canadian beer. ..."

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[Chris]

The article should say "he drives a small group of incensed ~Americans~ to take matters into their own hands," not Canadians.