The Shower (film)

The Shower
Directed byGail Harvey
Written byGail Harvey
Richard Beattie
Produced byGail Harvey
Marlee Novak
StarringKate Lynch
Brent Carver
Janet-Laine Green
CinematographyRay Boyle
Edited byRik Morden
Music byShane Harvey
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Shower is a 1992 Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Gail Harvey.[1] The film stars Kate Lynch as Sheila, whose baby shower for her pregnant sister is thrown into turmoil when her sister unexpectedly goes into premature labour.[2]

The film's cast also includes Kay Tremblay, Joyce Campion, Janet-Laine Green, Krista Bridges, Brent Carver, Chas Lawther, Sean Hewitt and Shirley Douglas.[3]

The film received three Genie Award nominations at the 13th Genie Awards: Best Actress (Green), Best Supporting Actress (Bridges) and Best Original Song (Gordon Norris and Larry Harvey for "Oh What a Fool You Made of Me"),[4]

References

  1. ^ "Shower power: Film Centre grad makes movie". Toronto Star, August 28, 1992.
  2. ^ "Film Review: The Shower". The Globe and Mail, September 4, 1992.
  3. ^ "Casting powers Shower". Toronto Star, September 4, 1992.
  4. ^ "The Genie Nominees". Edmonton Journal, October 14, 1992.