The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Michael Mcnamara
Alan Williams
Deborah Drakeford
Oliver Dennis
Judy Holm
John Koester
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Synopsis
An aging hippie and rock-fanatic-turned-stand-up-comic who calls himself "the Captain" convinces a couple of novice filmmakers to help him record his "pure thoughts"--a filmic testament of his experiences and observations of the past three decades. What follows is a series of wildly complex, sardonic anecdotes and theories about rock 'n' roll, hero-worship, hallucinations, drugs, madness, paranoia, rebellion, nuclear dread and the search for individual integrity in a world on the brink of cultural and physical destruction, as the Captian leads us through the streets, back alleys and vacant lots of WIndsor and Detroit. As the monologues become more involved and the relationship between them becomes clearer, the Captain's behavior becomes increasingly confused and erratic as he moves from casual observer to casuality.
Director
Michael Mcnamara
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Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 1997 Genie Award by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television for Best Actor (Alan Williams).
Shown at Florida Film Festival June 12-21, 1998.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.
