''I Love a Man in Uniform'' is a 1993 Canadian film, written and directed by David Wellington. A dark psychological drama, it received a score of 60% on

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Plot

Henry Adler, a bank employee and struggling actor, finally gets his big break when he is cast as a police officer in a television series. When Adler is finally cast in his role as Flanagan on the cop show ''Crimewave'', Adler quits his job as a bank employee and immerses himself into his role. As Adler begins to commit further to his role as Flanagan, he begins to identify too closely with the sense of power and authority that comes with wearing the police uniform. Adler takes to wearing the police uniform from the set in public, as if he were a real police officer, and gradually loses his grip on reality. He begins to roam the streets of

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, acting as though he is a police officer and interacting with citizens as if he is a police officer. This leads to Adler getting in trouble with his boss, who is not impressed that Adler is pretending he is a cop off set, however, this does not bother Adler. He blurs the line between fantasy and reality as he slips further into his fictional reality. While on the set of ''Crimewave'', Adler falls for Charlie Warner, one of the female actresses on the show. They begin to rehearse their roles together offset, however, Charlie is quickly put off by Adler's quirks and his intensity and cuts Adler off. This sends Adler spiralling, causing him to become sporadic with his actions.

Cast

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as Henry Adler *

Brigitte Bako Brigitte Bako (born May 15, 1967) is a Canadian actress known for her role on ''Red Shoe Diaries''. She also wrote, produced and starred in the adult comedy ''G-Spot''. Life and career Bako was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Jewish parent ...

as Charlie Warner * Kevin Tighe as Frank *

Daniel MacIvor Daniel MacIvor (born July 23, 1962) is a Canadian actor, playwright, theatre director, and film director. He is probably best known for his acting roles in independent films and the sitcom '' Twitch City''. Personal MacIvor was born in Sydney, No ...

as Director * Henry Czerny as Joseph Riggs * Albert Schultz as Businessman * J. D. Nicholsen as Archer * Matthew Ferguson as Edward Nichols * Michael Hogan as Detective Itch * David Hemblen as Father

Awards

McCamus won the

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as Best Actor for his performance. Tighe won the ''Genie Award'' for Best Supporting Actor.

Reception

''I Love a Man in Uniform'' opened in 1993, and as of May 30, 2022, has a 60% rating on

. A review of the movie on Empireonline.com called the film "a hugely impressive and highly compelling first feature guaranteed to please anyone not put off by daft titles and obscure plots"

Year-end lists

* Honorable mention – David Elliott, ''

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References

External links

* 1993 films English-language Canadian films Canadian drama films Films directed by David Wellington 1993 drama films 1990s English-language films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-drama-film-stub