77 minutes – Mockumentary, Comedy
Language: English
Festival release date: January 2002 (Sundance Film Festival)
Release date: May 24, 2002
Production company: Busted Tranny
Canadian distributor: Odeon Films
Fubar is a 2002 mockumentary based on the lives of two lifelong friends, Terry and Dean, who are head-bangers living out their lives, constantly drinking beer. It premiered in January 2002 at the Sundance Film Festival in the ‘Park City at Midnight’ category, where it was described as “An earnest filmmaker attempts to create a coherent documentary about two bumbling, beer-lovin’ heavy metal Canadians.” It quickly became a cult classic comedy. Filmed and set primarily in and around Calgary, Alberta, the characters are partly based on a comedy routine performed by costars David Lawrence and Paul Spence that they developed based on the head-banger subculture of the time. Most of “the cast” were real people and this is the only movie they have appeared in.
Bryan Gliserman
Marguerite Pigott
Mark Slone
Melanie Owen
Melanie Owen
Paul Spence
David Lawrence
Gordon Skilling
Tracey Lawrence
Sage Lawrence
Rose Martin
Dr. S.C. Lim
Jim Lawrence
Andrew Sparacino
Laurie D’ Amour
Roxanna Oltean
Carmen Lewis
Margaret Spence
Elizabeth Simon
Eric Amber Sr.
Christopher Wright
Melanie Owen
Anne Marie Wheeler
Brian Dowse
Josh Mason
Bret Moncrieff
Glen Wilson
Jason Schmooley
Jesse Klimove
Trevor Maisey
Shawn Davis
Leonard Paul
Jessica Rowlan
Susan Dowse
Sandra Balcer
Mo Lawrence
James Lawrence
Iris Sim
Joanne McCalllum
Andrew Chambers
Joy Dums
George Spence
Ann Dowse
Paul Ross
Charles Lawrence
Mike Parker
Dean
Terry
Farrel
Trixie
Chastity Anderson
Rose Murdoch
Himself
Ron Miler
Tron / Tory
Laurie D’ Amour
Cooler Girl 1
Cooler Girl 2
Mrs. Mitchner
Ashley
Eric Amber Sr.
Farrel’s Friend
Prostitute in High River
BBQ Bangerette 2
Raquet Ball Player
Fighter (winner)
Fighter (loser)
Fight crowd member
Fight crowd member
Fight crowd member
Fight crowd member
Fight crowd member
Leonard Paul
Girl at Bar
Funeral Attendee
Funeral Attendee
Funeral Attendee
Funeral Attendee
Funeral Attendee
Funeral Attendee
BBQ Attendee
BBQ Attendee
BBQ Attendee
BBQ Attendee
BBQ Attendee
BBQ Attendee
BBQ Attendee
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