Walk All over Me
| Walk All Over Me | |
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 Left to right: Lothaire Bluteau, Carolyn McMaster, Jacob Tierney, Michael Eklund, Robert Cuffley, and Tricia Helfer (CIFF 2007) | |
| Directed by | Robert Cuffley |
| Produced by | Carolyn McMaster |
| Written by | Robert Cuffley, Jason Long |
| Starring | Leelee Sobieski, Tricia Helfer, Lothaire Bluteau, Michael Eklund, Michael Adamthwaite, Jacob Tierney, Ross McMillan |
| Music by | Mike Shields |
| Cinematography | Norayr Kasper |
| Edited by | Ken Filewych |
Production company |
CHAOS a film company |
Release dates |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Walk All Over Me is a Canadian film released in 2007 written by Robert Cuffley and Jason Long. The film stars Leelee Sobieski as "Alberta", a small-town girl who assumes the false identity of her former babysitter and current dominatrix roommate "Celene", played by Tricia Helfer. Lothaire Bluteau, Michael Eklund, Michael Adamthwaite, and Jacob Tierney also star in the film. It was directed by Cuffley and produced by Carolyn McMaster.
Walk All Over Me premiere at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was bought by The Weinstein Company.
Synopsis
Alberta leaves her small hometown to move to the city, and she moves in with her former babysitter, Celene, who wears thigh high boots and is now a professional dominatrix. Out of money, Alberta decides to impersonate her roommate's identity, lured by the $300 per hour pay rate. While working with her first client, Paul, three men break into the house, believing that Paul stole half a million dollars from them. Paul defends himself, saying that whatever money he has, he had won at the casino. Alberta flees the scene, grabbing Paul's money on her way out, which leads the robbers to believe that she is involved with the theft as well. For the rest of the movie, Alberta and Celene try to deal with the three robbers, and rescue Paul from them.
Cast
- Leelee Sobieski as Alberta, a small town girl
- Tricia Helfer as Celene, former babysitter of Alberta, and professional dominatrix
- Lothaire Bluteau as Rene, club owner who believes Paul hides money from him
- Jacob Tierney as Paul, newcomer to Vancouver
- Michael Eklund as Aaron, an ex-convict and brother of Isaac
- Michael Adamthwaite as Isaac, brother of Aaron, and works for Rene
- Ross McMillan as Spencer, regular slave of Celene
Crew
- Robert Cuffley, director, co-writer
- Carolyn McMaster, producer, executive producer
- Jason Long, co-writer
- Colin Neale, executive producer
- Kyle Irving, executive producer
- Norayr Kasper, director of photography
- Ken Filewych, editor
- Mike Shields, composer
- Taavo Soodor, production designer
- Patti Henderson, costume design
Production
While the film is set in Vancouver, principal filming was actually done in Manitoba, presumably to save money on location shoots.[1]
Reception
Reviews
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes lists[2] two positive reviews,[3][4] and two negative ones.[5][6]
Awards
| Awards | ||||
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| Award | Year | Category | Name | Outcome |
| AMPIA Awards | 2008 | Best Feature Film | Carolyn McMaster | Won |
| Leo Awards | 2008 | Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama | Michael Eklund | Won |
| Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama | Tricia Helfer | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama | Michael Adamthwaite | Nominated | ||
References
- ↑ "Don't Walk All Over Leelee", News of the World Sunday Magazine, February 3, 2008, p28.
- ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1194274-walk_all_over_me/
- ↑ http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=14151&s=DVD
- ↑ http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Reviews/W/Walk_All_Over_Me/2007/12/07/4712526-sun.html
- ↑ http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/283366
- ↑ http://www.reelfilm.com/tiff0702.htm#walk
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