Extraordinary Visitor is a 1998 Canadian comedy film, directed by John W. Doyle.[1] The film stars Raoul Bhaneja as John the Baptist, sent on a mission from God to find a reason to spare the world from destruction. Ending up in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, he becomes embroiled in the lives of Rick (Andy Jones), a junk salesman and conspiracy theorist, and his wife Marietta (Mary Walsh), a local public access talk show host.[2]
The film also stars Janet Michael as Mary, Rick Boland as Pope Innocent XVI, Greg Malone as Cardinal Vignetti, Bryan Hennessey as Archbishop Devine and Jordan Canning as Alison, and features cameo appearances by Mark Critch as a hot dog vendor and Pamela Wallin as a newscaster.
^ ab"Low-key Visitor a quiet chuckle". The Province, February 8, 1999.
^"The day John the Baptist dropped in on St. John's". National Post, February 5, 1999.
^"Here are today's film-festival screenings". Montreal Gazette, September 2, 1998.
^"Take Three: Newfoundland films head for Toronto Film Festival, and beyond". The Telegram, September 4, 1998.
^"Extraordinary: A gentle millennium comedy opens the Atlantic Film Festival". Halifax Daily News, September 18, 1998.
^"L.A. awards open doors for Extraordinary Visitor". The Telegram, August 3, 1999.
^"Made in Canada?: Less stringent rules for qualification have brought more foreign names and co-productions on to the nominations list, but this year's Genie Awards still feature a strong, very Canadian field of contenders". Vancouver Sun, December 8, 1999.
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