Fetching Cody

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Fetching Cody
Directed by David Ray
Written byDavid Ray
Produced by Carolyn Allain
Christina Bulbrook
Starring Jay Baruchel
Sarah Lind
Cinematography Paul Mitchnick
Edited by Karen Porter
Music by Phillip Western
Production
companies
Cheap and Dirty Productions
Distributed byPanorama Entertainment
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
87 minutes (Toronto International Film Festival)
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Fetching Cody is a 2005 Canadian drama/science-fiction film, written and directed by David Ray. The film is set in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and features local drag queen Robert Kaiser in a supporting role.

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Plot

The film follows the story of Art Frankel (played by Jay Baruchel), as he desperately tries to save his girlfriend Cody Wesson (Sarah Lind), who is in the hospital after an overdose on drugs.

Art discovers a time machine, and decides to use it to save Cody, by attempting to rewrite her past.

Cast

Reception

The movie received negative reviews.

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References

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