Men with Brooms

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Men with Brooms
Directed by	Paul Gross
Written by	Paul Gross John Krizanc
Starring	Paul Gross Connor Price Leslie Nielsen Peter Outerbridge Kari Matchett Molly Parker Polly Shannon
Distributed by	Alliance Atlantis
Release date(s)	March 8, 2002
Running time	102 min.
Language	English
Budget	$7,500,000 (estimated)
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Men with Brooms (2002) is a Canadian movie centered around the sport of curling.

In the movie, Chris Cutter (played by Paul Gross) is the skip of a recently reunited curling team from a small Canadian town. The offbeat comedy follows the team as they work through their respective life issues and struggle to win the championship for the sake of their late coach.

The cast also includes Connor Price, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Outerbridge, Kari Matchett, Molly Parker and Polly Shannon. The Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip also make a cameo appearance in the film as a competing rink representing Kingston, Ontario, the band's home city. Winnipeg curler and two-time Brier champion Jeff Stoughton also made a cameo appearance throwing his trademark "spin-o-rama" shot.

Much of the movie was filmed in Brampton; see Brampton Fall Fair. Some outdoor scenes were filmed in Sudbury.

This is believed to be the first feature film ever made focusing on the sport of curling..

A soundtrack album was also released, as well as a novelization:

• Diane Baker-Mason (September 2002). Men with Brooms. ISBN 1-55278-263-8. 

[edit] External links

• Men with Brooms at the Internet Movie Database