I attended the Vancouver International Film Festival this past Friday with a friend who I would easily call a bit of a diehard when it comes to VIFF and she is always enthusiastically trying to get us to come along. This year I took in a double header with her, and was very pleasantly surprised by the incredibly delightful film Starbuck.
Starbuck comes to us from Quebec, directed by Ken Scott, starring Patrick Huard as a lovable loser David Wozniak. David gets thrown for a loop when he finds out that the sperm bank he frequented (many, many, many times)to make extra cash back in the 80’s made an error and gave all their clients his sperm, and he is now the proud father of 533 adult children, 142 of which are seeking to find out his identity.
From an unbelievable concept comes a laugh-out-loud heartwarming tale of a middle aged screw up who finds out that he actually makes one heck of a dad, full of quick and clever dialogue and great characters, I can already see Hollywood trying to re-make this but see the original if you can!
One scene in particular where David and his bestfriend/lawyer argue over the value of a Hall & Oates guitar pick was especially priceless.
P.S. Starbuck will be playing for a limited time at fifthavecinemas , check it out!
x0 J
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