''Drawing Flies'' is a 1996 comedy film from

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. It was written, directed, and edited by filmmakers

Malcolm Ingram Malcolm "Mo" Ingram (born 1968) is a Canadian independent film director and podcaster. Directing Ingram wrote and directed '' Drawing Flies'', which was produced by Scott Mosier and Kevin Smith of View Askew Productions. He also made '' Tail ...

and Matt Gissing, with financial backing from Smith and

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. This was Jason Lee's first leading role.

Synopsis

After they get cut off welfare, Donner (

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) leads four of his jobless, penniless roommates on a journey to find a cabin in the woods that belongs to his uncle. They get lost and stranded in the woods, without food or water or their bearings when their van breaks down. He eventually reveals to his roommates that the search for the cabin is really a search for

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. They, of course, think he's crazy. But to make matters worse, they uncover all kinds of bizarre and dangerous activity as they wander through the woods in search of not only Bigfoot himself, but any hope of a future.

Cast

Production notes

While making ''

Mallrats ''Mallrats'' is a 1995 American buddy comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith and starring Jason Lee, Jeremy London, Shannen Doherty, Claire Forlani, Ben Affleck, Jason Mewes, Joey Lauren Adams, Michael Rooker, and Smith as Silent Bob. ...

'', Kevin Smith met Canadian '' Film Threat'' journalist Malcolm Ingram and his friend Matt Gissing; the three decided to make ''Drawing Flies'', the title of which is based on a

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song from the album ''

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''. Along with much of the cast of ''Mallrats'', Smith headed up to the Canadian wilderness and made the film. The same camera and type of film stock that was used to film ''

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'' was used to film ''Drawing Flies''. The film was only featured at a few film festivals before it was given a

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release in 2002. Kevin Smith wears his " Silent Bob" outfit from ''Mallrats'' and is credited as "Silent Bob", although the character is referred to as John. He never utters a line.

Home media

The film was released on DVD on February 26, 2002.

References

External links

* * 1996 films English-language Canadian films Canadian comedy films Films set in Vancouver View Askew Productions films Films directed by Malcolm Ingram Bigfoot films 1996 comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub