''Digger'' is a 1993 Canadian
comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
film starring
Leslie Nielsen,
Adam Hann-Byrd,
Joshua Jackson,
Timothy Bottoms,
Barbara Williams, and
Olympia Dukakis. The film premiered on September 30, 1993, at the
Vancouver International Film Festival. The Film was released in
Canada on April 22, 1994.
Plot
A 12-year old young boy (
Adam Hann-Byrd) is sent to live with relatives when his parents break up. He befriends a dying boy (
Joshua Jackson) who has an eerie connection with nature.
Cast
Production
The film was shot in Canada, in September to November 1992.
Awards
* 1994: Best Achievement in Art direction/Production design,
Mark S. Freeborn
* 1994: Best Music Score,
Todd Boekelheide
Todd Boekelheide (born June 27, 1954) is an American composer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, best known for his work scoring documentary films. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound (''Amadeus'', 1984) and was nominated for another in the ...
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1993 films
English-language Canadian films
American comedy-drama films
Canadian comedy-drama films
Films shot in British Columbia
1993 comedy-drama films
1990s English-language films
1990s American films
1990s Canadian films
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