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Grown Up Movie Star
Directed by	Adriana Maggs
Produced by	Shawn Doyle Jill Knox Gosse Adriana Maggs Paul Pope
Written by	Adriana Maggs
Starring	Shawn Doyle Tatiana Maslany Jonny Harris Julia Kennedy
Distributed by	Mongrel Media
Release date(s)	29 January 2010  Canada
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Grown Up Movie Star is a 2010 Canadian drama film produced by Pope Productions and distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media. Adriana Maggs wrote, directed and co-produced this film. Shawn Doyle, Jill Knox Gosse and Paul Pope are the other co-producers.

Production

Filming was conducted in Newfoundland at Flatrock and St. John's.^[1] The cast included every member of comedy team Dance Party of Newfoundland.^[2]

Running time is 92 minutes.^[3] The soundtrack was written by Eliott Brood.^[4] The province of Newfoundland provided over $390,000 (CAD) in funding support.^[5] Telefilm Canada provided another $440,000 in funding.^[6] The Harold Greenberg Fund and the Canadian Film or Video Tax Credit provided additional budgetary support.^[3]

Presentations

The film was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2010.^[7] It was released to general audiences in Canada on 29 January 2010.^[2]

Premise

Ray (Shawn Doyle) is a former NHL ice hockey player who is convicted of drug charges. After he comes back to his Newfoundland home, his wife Lillian (Sherry White) leaves to seek fame in Hollywood with another man. Ray is left with his daughters Rose (Julia Kennedy) and Ruby (Tatiana Maslany).^[2] He transitions into homosexuality while Ruby copies her mother's pursuit for stardom, pursuing a sexual encounter with Stuart in the process. Stuart is disabled, rendered unable to walk after he was accidentally shot by Ray.^[4][3]

Cast

• Shawn Doyle - Ray
• Tatiana Maslany - Ruby
• Jonny Harris - Stuart
• Julia Kennedy - Rose
• Mark O’Brien - Will
• Steve Cochrane - James
• Andy Jones - Bill
• Sherry White - Lillian
• Mary Walsh, (cameo appearance)^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "“Grown Up Movie Star” in Sundance Breaking News print this article". The Telegram. 3 December 2009. http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=308094&sc=79. Retrieved 2010-01-23. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Barnard, Linda (23 January 2010). "From The Rock to the Rockies". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/mobile/entertainment/article/754091. Retrieved 2010-01-23. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Grown Up Movie Star". Telefilm Canada. http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/data/production/prod_5300.asp?lang=en&cat=lm&y=2009. Retrieved 2010-01-23. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Harper, Kate (13 January 2010). "Elliott Brood Soundtracked Film Screening At Sundance". http://www.chartattack.com/news/78441/elliott-brood-soundtracked-film-screening-at-sundance. Retrieved 2010-01-23. 
5. ^ "Grown Up Movie Star Featured at Sundance Film Festival". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Tourism, Culture and Recreation. 22 January 2010. http://www.releases.gov.nl.ca/releases/2010/tcr/0122n05.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-23. 
6. ^ "Investment Reports (2008-9)". Telefilm Canada. http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/01/18.asp?lang=en&period=2008%2F4%2F1%2C2009%2F3%2F31&search=true&imagefield.x=44&imagefield.y=5&imagefield=search. Retrieved 2010-01-23. 
7. ^ "2010 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition". Sundance Film Festival. 2 December 2009. http://festival.sundance.org/2010/press_industry/releases/2010_sundance_film_festival_announces_films_in_competition/. Retrieved 2010-01-23. 

External links

• Grown Up Movie Star official website
• Grown Up Movie Star at the Internet Movie Database
• Grown Up Movie Star at Northern Stars
• Grown Up Movie Star at Pope Productions (producer)
• Grown Up Movie Star at Mongrel Media (distributor)