Lions for Breakfast is a Canadian family drama film, directed by William Davidson and released in 1975.[1] The film centres on two brothers, 22-year old Trick (Jim Henshaw) and ten-year-old Zanny (Danny Forbes), who are on a bus trip to find a new place to live after the death of their parents.[2] The supporting cast includes Jan Rubeš as Ivan, an older drifter the brothers connect with on the trip; Susan Petrie as Jenny, a young woman who becomes a love interest for Trick; and Paul Bradley as Charlie, a garage attendant.
Bryan Johnson of The Globe and Mail gave the film a negative review, writing that "all it has going for it are its good intentions and the eager sincerity of the people behind it. And while that's enough to make you wish it were better, it's not nearly enough so you can pretend that it is."[1] Stephen Chesley of Cinema Canada reviewed it more favourably, opining that "there's nothing flashy about the film, nor should there be: by proceeding in a straightforward line the creators have achieved exactly what they set out to do, and they've done it without resorting to too many cliches or to depressing cuteness."[2]
Referencesedit
^ abBryan Johnson, "Heartwarming drama comes up cold". The Globe and Mail, November 25, 1975.
^ abStephen Chesley, "William Davidson's Lions for Breakfast". Cinema Canada, December 1975/January 1976 (Number 24). pp. 45-46.
lions, breakfast, canadian, family, drama, film, directed, william, davidson, released, 1975, film, centres, brothers, year, trick, henshaw, year, zanny, danny, forbes, trip, find, place, live, after, death, their, parents, supporting, cast, includes, rubeš, i. Lions for Breakfast is a Canadian family drama film directed by William Davidson and released in 1975 1 The film centres on two brothers 22 year old Trick Jim Henshaw and ten year old Zanny Danny Forbes who are on a bus trip to find a new place to live after the death of their parents 2 The supporting cast includes Jan Rubes as Ivan an older drifter the brothers connect with on the trip Susan Petrie as Jenny a young woman who becomes a love interest for Trick and Paul Bradley as Charlie a garage attendant Lions for BreakfastDirected byWilliam DavidsonWritten byMartin LagerProduced byAnthony KramreitherStarringJim HenshawDanny ForbesJan RubesSusan PetrieCinematographyRobert BrooksEdited byTony LowerMusic byCliff EdwardProductioncompanyBurg ProductionsRelease dateMay 7 1975Running time103 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglishThe film premiered on May 7 1975 at the Guelph Spring Festival 3 It was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Picture at the 26th Canadian Film Awards 4 but did not win It won the Canadian Film Award for Best Musical Score 5 The film was broadcast by CBC Television on the CBC Film Festival series in 1980 6 Critical response editBryan Johnson of The Globe and Mail gave the film a negative review writing that all it has going for it are its good intentions and the eager sincerity of the people behind it And while that s enough to make you wish it were better it s not nearly enough so you can pretend that it is 1 Stephen Chesley of Cinema Canada reviewed it more favourably opining that there s nothing flashy about the film nor should there be by proceeding in a straightforward line the creators have achieved exactly what they set out to do and they ve done it without resorting to too many cliches or to depressing cuteness 2 References edit a b Bryan Johnson Heartwarming drama comes up cold The Globe and Mail November 25 1975 a b Stephen Chesley William Davidson s Lions for Breakfast Cinema Canada December 1975 January 1976 Number 24 pp 45 46 Guelph Festival The Globe and Mail May 7 1975 Martin Knelman Rebirth of the film awards The Globe and Mail October 2 1975 Wyndham Wise Take One s Essential Guide to Canadian Film University of Toronto Press 2001 ISBN 9780802083982 p 262 CBC s films Regina Leader Post May 30 1980 External links editLions for Breakfast at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article related to a Canadian film of the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lions for Breakfast amp oldid 1129980230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
