Canadians making fun of Canada

Canadian Bacon...I really didn't want to watch it. The title sounded corny and the plot seemed senseless. My assumptions proved right. The plot was slow and seemed to drag on forever, leaving me bored and confused.

The movie takes place after the Cold War with Russia. A military weapons plant in Niagara Falls shuts down and people in the community are laid off. The President of the United States, played by Alan Alda, visits Niagara Falls hoping to score popularity among the people by declaring a Cold War with Canada in hopes to get the weapons factory running again.

John Candy, who plays Boomer, a Niagara Falls sheriff, and two fellow Americans cross the border to cause trouble in Canada, and they end up leaving Boomer’s wife, Honey, played by Rhea Perlman, behind. They come up with the idea that Canada could pretend to hold Honey hostage while the United States framed Canada into being the bad guy. They would then get their opportunity to wage war and get the weapons factory working.

“Think of your children pledging allegiance to the maple leaf. Mayonnaise on everything. Winter 11 months a year.” The Canadian jokes and innuendo in this movie are funny and it sure has the ingredients to make you laugh, but it also has that effect of making you sick as you ask yourself over and over, “Why am I watching this?” I know I was just in it for the laughs, but definitely not the story line, which leaves the watcher confused. Canadian Bacon does a good job at exploring the uncanny relationship and culture between Americans and Canadians by making it all seem like a big joke.

So you're probably wondering why they titled this movie Canadian Bacon, eh? The President named their attack "Operation Canadian Bacon." Surprise, surprise.

Good comedy. Dumb story line.

It's bacon time!

Throughout the movie, I had somewhat of a craving for bacon, Canadian bacon in particular. So what is the difference between Canadian and American bacon? Here’s the answer!

 

Canadian bacon is:

-a roast. It’s a piece of muscle that comes from a hog’s back.

-lean

-in resemblance to the eye of a pork chop

-has only 1/8-inch-thick layer of fat on one side.

-rolled in golden cornmeal

-sold uncooked

-known as pea meal bacon in Canada

-cured, not smoked

-great with maple syrup!

 

American bacon is:

-round

-smoked

-processed

-pre-sliced

-ready to eat after a brief warm up

-tastes like uncooked Canadian bacon

 

Did you like the movie, or are you just craving bacon? Tell us!

Canadian Bacon Directed by: Michael Moore Produced by: David Brown/ Maverick Picture Company Year: 1995 Rating Rating Key Almost deserves an Oscar. Nice enough to give as a gift. Might as well just watch sitcoms. Do yourself a favor and pick up a book. You can read it or chuck it through the TV screen, your choice.