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

Mongrel Media

Mongrel Media is a Canadian film distributor established in 1994. It is also the exclusive Canadian theatrical distributor for Sony Pictures Classics and is represented in Quebec by Métropole Films Distribution.- External links :*...

Plot

Ray (Shawn Doyle

Shawn Doyle

Shawn Doyle is a Canadian actor.Doyle was born and raised in Wabush, Newfoundland, the son of actor Jerry Doyle. He moved to Toronto to study theatre at York University....

) is a former NHL

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 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

Tatiana Maslany

-Acting career:Maslany is one of the stars of the Canadian TV series 2030 CE and is best known in her role as the character Ghost in Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed...

). 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.

Cast

• Shawn Doyle
  Shawn Doyle
  Shawn Doyle is a Canadian actor.Doyle was born and raised in Wabush, Newfoundland, the son of actor Jerry Doyle. He moved to Toronto to study theatre at York University....
  
   as Ray
• Tatiana Maslany
  Tatiana Maslany
  -Acting career:Maslany is one of the stars of the Canadian TV series 2030 CE and is best known in her role as the character Ghost in Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed...
  
   as Ruby
• Jonny Harris as Stuart
• Julia Kennedy as Rose
• Mark O'Brien as Will
• Steve Cochrane as James
• Andy Jones
  Andy Jones (comedian)
  Andrew Jordan Jones is a Canadian comedian, and a former member of CODCO.Andy Jones was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador...
  
   as Bill
• Sherry White as Lillian
• Mary Walsh (cameo appearance)

Production

The film was produced by St. John's

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...

 based Pope Productions

Pope Productions

Pope Productions is a St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador based company specializing in feature film, documentary and television formats. Founded in 1998 by Paul Pope, it has grown to be the most well known independent production company in Newfoundland and Labrador.Pope Productions work...

. Filming was conducted in Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

 at Flatrock

Flatrock, Newfoundland and Labrador

Flatrock is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 1,214 in the Canada 2006 Census.-Religion:...

 and St. John's

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...

. The cast included every member of comedy team Dance Party of Newfoundland.

The soundtrack was written by Elliott Brood

Elliott Brood

Elliott BROOD is a three-piece, alt-country band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of Mark Sasso on lead vocals, guitar, banjo, ukulele, and harmonica, Casey Laforet on guitar, backing vocals, bass pedals, keys and ukulele and Stephen Pitkin on percussion, sampler and backing vocals...

. The province of Newfoundland provided over in funding support. Telefilm Canada

Telefilm Canada

Telefilm Canada or Téléfilm Canada is a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Canada.It is the primary federal cultural agency dedicated to the development and promotion of the Canadian audiovisual industry....

 provided another $440,000 in funding. The Harold Greenberg

Harold Greenberg

Harold Greenberg, OC, CQ was a Canadian film producer.Harold was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1930. Harold was born into a family of three brothers: Ian, Sydney and Harvey . Greenberg began working in a second-hand camera store when he was thirteen...

 Fund and the Canadian Film or Video Tax Credit provided additional budgetary support.

Presentations

The film was shown at the Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...

in January 2010. It was released to general audiences in Canada on 29 January 2010.

External links

• Grown Up Movie Star at Northern Stars
• Grown Up Movie Star at Pope Productions (producer)
• Grown Up Movie Star at Mongrel Media (distributor)