Paint Cans (1994)

Name: Paint Cans
Director: Paul Donovan
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1994-09-13
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Chas Lawther, Martha Burns, Bruce Greenwood, Andy Jones

Comedy

Director: Paul Donovan

Cast: Chas Lawther, Martha Burns, Bruce Greenwood, Andy Jones

5.4

Runtime100 min

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A Canadian take on The Player.

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Paint Cans, a 1994 Canadian comedy directed by Paul Donovan, offers a clever and satirical take on the film industry reminiscent of The Player. With a standout ensemble cast featuring Chas Lawther, Martha Burns, and Bruce Greenwood, the film provides a witty and insightful examination of the creative process and power dynamics in Hollywood.

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Paint Cans is a 1994 Canadian comedy film written, produced and directed by Paul Donovan and based on his book of the same name. A satire of Canadian film and television production, the film stars Chas Lawther as Wick Burns, a bureaucrat in the Film Finance Office of Canada who is trying to help secure funding for Paint Cans, the directorial debut of his film school classmate Vittorio Russo, while simultaneously trying to navigate a new romantic relationship with Arundel Merton, a journalist he met at the Cannes Film Festival.