List of Canadian films of 1983
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This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1983:
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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A 20th Century Chocolate Cake | Lois Siegel | Greg Van Riel, Charles Fisch, Stephen Lack | Comedy | |
All in Good Taste | Anthony Kramreither | Jonathan Welsh, Jim Carrey | Comedy | |
American Nightmare | Don McBrearty | Horror | ||
Au clair de la lune | André Forcier | Michel Côté, Pierre Girard | Fantasy drama | |
The Ballad of Hard Times (La turlute des années dures) | Richard Boutet, Pascal Gélinas | Documentary | ||
Boys and Girls | Don McBrearty | Megan Follows, David Fox | Short | Oscar winner |
A Christmas Story | Bob Clark | Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley, Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz | Comedy | Based on short stories by Jean Shepherd; Genie Awards – Director, Screenplay; made with U.S. financing |
Cross Country | Paul Lynch | Richard Beymer, Nina Axelrod, Brent Carver, Michael Ironside | Drama | |
Curtains | Richard Ciupka | John Vernon, Linda Thorson, Samantha Eggar, Anne Ditchburn, Lynne Griffin, Lesleh Donaldson | Horror | |
David Roche Talks to You About Love | Jeremy Podeswa | David Roche | Short drama | |
Dead Wrong | Len Kowalewich | Winston Rekert, Britt Ekland | Crime drama | |
Deserters | Jack Darcus | Alan Scarfe, Dermot Hennelly, Barbara March | Drama | |
Flamenco at 5:15 | Cynthia Scott | National Film Board documentary | Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject | |
Falasha: Exile of the Black Jews | Simcha Jacobovici | Documentary | ||
For Those I Loved | Robert Enrico | Michael York, Brigitte Fossey, Helen Hughes | Drama | Canada-France co-production |
Gehri Chot - Urf: Durdesh | Ambrish Sangal | Drama | India-Canada coproduction | |
Going Berserk | David Steinberg | John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Pat Hingle, Alley Mills | Comedy | |
I Am a Hotel | Allan F. Nichols | Short drama, musical | ||
I Think of You Often | Scott Barrie | Short documentary | ||
Just a Game (Rien qu'un jeu) | Brigitte Sauriol | Raymond Cloutier, Marie Tifo | Drama | |
The Kid Who Couldn't Miss | Paul Cowan | Eric Peterson | National Film Board docudrama | Based partly on John Gray’s irreverent stage play Billy Bishop Goes to War. |
Losin' It | Curtis Hanson | Tom Cruise, Jackie Earle Haley, John Stockwell, Shelley Long, John Navin | Comedy | Released just prior to Tom Cruise's breakout role in Risky Business and made with U.S. financing. |
Lucien Brouillard | Bruno Carrière | Pierre Curzi, Marie Tifo | Drama | |
Maria Chapdelaine | Gilles Carle | Carole Laure, Nick Mancuso | historical drama | Based on the novel by Louis Hémon; Genie Awards – Cinematography, Art Direction, Costumes |
Narcissus | Norman McLaren | Jean-Louis Morin | Norman McLaren's final film | |
Of Unknown Origin | George P. Cosmatos | Peter Weller, Jennifer Dale, Kenneth Welsh | Horror | Made with U.S. financing |
Porky's II: The Next Day | Bob Clark | Don Monahan, Wyatt Knight, Mark Herrier, Roger Wilson, Bill Wiley | Teen comedy | Made with U.S. financing |
Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? | Yves Simoneau | Jean-Louis Millette, Michel Rivard | Docudrama | |
The Profession of Arms | Michael Bryans, Tina Viljoen | Documentary | ||
Rock & Rule | Clive A. Smith | voices Greg Salata, Susan Roman | Animated musical | |
The Ruffian | José Giovanni | Crime drama | ||
Running Brave | Don Shebib | Robby Benson, Pat Hingle, August Schellenberg, Graham Greene | Bio-drama on the life of Billy Mills | |
Screwballs | Rafal Zielinski | Sex Comedy | ||
Skullduggery | Ota Richter | David Calderisi, Wendy Crewson | Horror | |
Siege | Paul Donovan | Doug Lennox, Tom Nardini | Thriller | |
Spasms | William Fruet | Peter Fonda, Oliver Reed, Kerrie Keane, Al Waxman | Horror | |
Stations | William D. MacGillivray | Mike Jones | Comedy-drama | |
Strange Brew | Rick Moranis Dave Thomas | Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Max von Sydow | Comedy | The adventures of the Bob and Doug McKenzie from SCTV; Golden Reel Award |
Tell Me That You Love Me | Tzipi Trope | Nick Mancuso, Barbara Williams, Andrée Pelletier, Kenneth Welsh | Drama | Canadian-Israeli coproduction |
The Terry Fox Story | Ralph L. Thomas | Robert Duvall, Eric Fryer, Chris Makepeace, Rosalind Chao | Bio-drama of amputee Terry Fox's run across Canada | |
The Tin Flute (Bonheur d'occasion) | Claude Fournier | Mireille Deyglun, Marilyn Lightstone, Michel Forget | Based on the Gabrielle Roy novel | |
To the Rhythm of My Heart (Au rythme de mon coeur) | Jean Pierre Lefebvre | Documentary | ||
Ups and Downs | Paul Almond | Colin Skinner, Andrew Sabiston, Leslie Hope | Drama | |
Utilities | Harvey Hart | Robert Hays, Brooke Adams, John Marley | Drama | |
Videodrome | David Cronenberg | James Woods, Sonja Smits, Deborah Harry, Peter Dvorsky, Les Carlson | Sci-fi drama | Genie Award - Director |
The Wars | Robin Phillips | Brent Carver, Martha Henry, William Hutt, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Jackie Burroughs | Family drama | Based on the novel by Timothy Findley; Genie Awards – Actress (Henry), Supporting Actress (Burroughs) |
See also
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