5 Super Canadian Stories That Need A Movie, Stat
There’s a Rob Ford movie now.
“Run This Town” is about a corrupt “mayor” — played by Damien Lewis — who smoked crack in a photo and the journalists who brought him down. But we all know it’s a Rob Ford movie — even if it wrote out the main journalist who did the investigating.
Canadians love it when our stories make their way to the U.S., our older, bigger sibling we’re always trying to get the attention of for some reason or another.
But Canada has many stories that would make for a great movie. From sports heroics and government scandals, to the weird and wacky things that could only happen in Canada, we have endless fodder for screenwriters both north and south of the border for “based on true events” stories.
So what other homegrown stories could make it to feature film? And who might they star? Let’s explore.
David Ayres
This one basically writes itself. Local Zamboni driver gets a kidney transplant in 2004, assuming he’ll never play professional hockey again. After years waiting in the wings, his chance comes when both of the goalies for the visiting Carolina Hurricanes go down.
Wearing a freshly printed No. 90 jersey, he takes to the ice for a period and a half, leading Carolina to a storybook win in the heart of the playoff race. His wife enthusiastically tweets along from home. New teammates shower him with water after the win. He gets a day named after him in North Carolina.
You can’t script this stuff.
Ryan Reynolds as David Ayres? Forget “Rudy,” this is the inspirational sports film of a new generation.
The grandpa who taught his sons to build a log cabin in 56 days
In 2018, Tony Vilcsak approached his grandchildren with a request to teach them how to build a log cabin. They agreed, wanting to learn the skills their grandfather had spent decades honing.
The only surprise was the timeline — 56 days to build a 1,500 sq.-ft. structure.
But they did it, and grew closer as a family over the course of long work days on...
