Canadian Bacon
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58% Critic Match

Canadian Bacon

It's lonely at the top when there's no butt left to kick.

5.8 / 10 1995 1h 31mPG English
Comedy

Storyline

The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war with Canada.

Cast & Crew

John Candy

John Candy

Sheriff Bud B. Boomer

Lead
Alan Alda

Alan Alda

U.S. President

Rhea Perlman

Rhea Perlman

Deputy Honey

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak

Stuart Smiley, National Security Advisor

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

General Dick Panzer

Kevin J. O'Connor

Kevin J. O'Connor

Roy Boy

Bill Nunn

Bill Nunn

Kabral Jabar

G.D. Spradlin

G.D. Spradlin

R.J. Hacker

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Moore's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Canadian Bacon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker