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Why Rock the Boat? is a Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by John Howe and released in 1974. The film stars Stuart Gillard as Harry Barnes, a young journalist in Montreal who becomes romantically involved with Julia Martin (Tiiu Leek), a reporter for a competing newspaper who is organizing to unionize their industry.
The film's cast also includes Henry Beckman, Sean Sullivan, Cec Linder, Maurice Podbrey, Patricia Hamilton, Jean-Pierre Masson and Peter MacNeill.
The screenplay was written by journalist and humorist William Weintraub, as an adaptation of his own comic novel. Notably, he dropped the novel's most famous scene, which took place in a nudist colony, due to concerns that the scene would cause problems for the film's content rating.The film received two Canadian Film Awards in 1975, for Best Actor (Gillard) and Best Supporting Actor (Beckman). It was a nominee for Best Feature Film, but did not win.
Original Release
09/26/1974
Cast
Name | Character |
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Stuart Gillard | Barnes / Barnes - lead |
Tiiu Leek | Julia Martin |
Ken James | Ronny Waldron |
Budd Knapp | Fred O'Neil |
Henry Beckman | Philip Butcher |
Sean Sullivan | Herb Scannell |
Patricia Gage | Isobel Scannell |
Ruben Moreno | Senor Gomez |
Cec Linder | Carmichael |
Henry Ramer | Club president |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Stuart Gillard | Barnes / Barnes - lead |
Tiiu Leek | Julia Martin |
Ken James | Ronny Waldron |
Budd Knapp | Fred O'Neil |
Henry Beckman | Philip Butcher |
Sean Sullivan | Herb Scannell |
Patricia Gage | Isobel Scannell |
Ruben Moreno | Senor Gomez |
Cec Linder | Carmichael |
Henry Ramer | Club president |
Maurice Podbrey | Guest Speaker |
Barry Baldaro | Benson |
Patricia Hamilton | Hilda |
Ian De Voy | Smith |
Basil Fitzgibbon | Ridley |
Anna Reiser | Irene |
Robert Rivard | Saint-Onge |
Don MacIntyre | Harrison |
J. Léo Gagnon | Bartender |
Jean-Pierre Masson | Lapierre |
Producers
Name | Role |
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William Weintraub | Producer |