The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
10 years in the making, the iconic comedy cult classic. The first movie to be fully made and produced in Newfoundland.
1986 · 1h 50m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
Michael Jones
,
Andy Jones
Overview
Faustus is a clerk in St. John's at the Newfoundland Department of Education. He dreams of becoming ruler of Newfoundland and seceding from Canada. In the real world, Faustus' boss Eddie Peddle plans to indoctrinate the citizenry of Newfoundland with a cult-like geometric theory known as Total Education, but Peddle may be foiled by the revelation of a secret from his past career.
Director and cast
- Michael Jones Director
- Andy Jones Director
- Andy Jones as Faustus Bidgood
- Greg Malone as Vasily Bogdanovittch Shagoff
- Robert Joy as Eddie Peddle
- Brian Downey as Fred Bonia-Coombs
- Maisie Rillie as Phillys Meaney
- Mary Walsh as Heady Nolan
- Beni Malone as Henry Harry
- Tommy Sexton as Frank Dollar
- Cathy Jones as Margaret Mary Stackdeck
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