The huge success of Canadian comedy Porky’s (1981) – it grossed over $110 million – convinced the main creative talents that a sequel would be…
Browsing: Canada
Promises comprised three Canadian-born siblings, Leslie Knauer (vocals), Jed Knauer (guitar and keyboards) and Benjamin Knauer (keyboards and vocals). Their father Peter was originally from…
Canadian band The Pursuit of Happiness was formed in 1985 by frontman Moe Berg and drummer Dave Gilby, who were soon joined by bassist Johnny…
1 9 6 5 – 1 9 6 9 (Canada) 6 x 30 minute episodes 35 x 60 minute episodes One of the first hour-long…
Canadian group The Quid was formed in 1964 in Winnipeg, taking their name from the British slang word for a pound note. Their debut single,…
1 9 5 9 – 1 9 6 0 (Canada) 39 x 30 minute episodes French-Canadian actor Gilles Pelletier starred as Corporal Jacques Gagnier in this…
Badly injured in a motorcycle crash, Rose (Marilyn Chambers, Ivory Snow girl turned star of the x-rated Behind The Green Door) is taken to the…
1 9 5 7 (Canada) 39 x 30 minute episodes The first major dramatic series produced on film in Canada, Radisson revolved around French explorer and fur…
1 9 8 6 (Canada) 3 x 30 minute episodes There are some stories so weird, we can only ask ourselves “Where do they come from?”…
1 9 9 4 – 1 9 9 8 (Canada) 39 x 30 minute episodes 2 0 0 1 (Canada) 8 x 30 minute episodes…
1 9 9 1 – 2 0 0 6 (Canada) 305 x 25 minute episodes “I am a man, but I can change, if I have…
Angel, a female member of a punk rock band in the apocalyptic future, is kidnapped by Mok, a legendary and malevolent old rocker. Obsessed with a…
1 9 6 6 – 1 9 6 9 (Canada) 52 x 20 minute episodes Rocket Robin Hood holds the distinction of being the first cartoon series…
Canadian band Rush began playing hard rock in Toronto bars in 1968. After financing a debut 1974 LP themselves, Neil Peart (an ingenious lyricist) replaced…
This modern horror classic from Canadian writer/director David Cronenberg – in which he seamlessly blends the genres of science fiction and conspiracy thriller into an…
1 9 6 2 – 1 9 6 4 (Canada) 30 minute episodes Scarlett Hill was the first daytime soap opera produced for Canadian television, although…
1 9 9 1 – 1 9 9 2 (Canada/USA) 23 x 60 minute episodes This crime-suspense anthology series presented a stand-alone story each episode,…
1 9 7 6 – 1 9 8 4 (Canada) 72 x 30 minute episodes 42 x 90 minute episodes 18 x 45 minute episodes Second…
1 9 7 7 – 1 9 7 8 (USA/Canada) 26 x 30 minute episodes The Alpha Team was a group of humans and trained animals…
1 9 6 5 – 1 9 6 6 (Canada) 30 x 60 minute episodes Made in Canada by England’s ITC television company, this short-lived drama…