Hank and Mike

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Hank and Mike
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Directed by Matthiew Klinck
Written byPaolo Mancini
Thomas Michael
Produced byThomas Michael
Nicholas Tabarrok [1]
Pierre Even
StarringThomas Michael
Paolo Mancini
Joe Mantegna
Chris Klein
CinematographyGlen Keenan
Edited byMatthiew Klinck
Music byPhil Electric
Release dates
  • January 2008 (2008-01)(NATPE NextGen Film Festival)
  • March 27, 2009 (2009-03-27)(Canada)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Hank and Mike is a 2008 comedy film directed by Matthiew Klinck, from a screenplay written by Paolo Mancini and Thomas Michael. [2] The film tells the story of two blue-collar Easter Bunnies who get fired and try their hand at an assortment of odd jobs. [3]

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The film premiered in 2008 at the NATPE NextGen Film Festival and was slated for general audience release on October 24, 2008 in the United States. The film was released in Canada on March 27, 2009.

Plot

Two blue-collar Easter Bunnies get fired and try their hand at an assortment of odd jobs, failing at each. Fighting depression, debt and eventually each other, their lives start to unravel until they realize that without their job they are nothing.

Cast

Production

The characters of the two Easter bunnies named Hank and Mike originally appeared in the TV series Y B Normal? [4] [5] Shooting began on February 1, 2007 in an abandoned Canadian Tire store in Toronto, Ontario. [6]

Release

The film premiered in 2007 at the Vancouver International Film Festival [7] and was slated for general audience release on October 24, 2008 in the United States. The film was released in Canada on March 27, 2009.

Matthiew Klinck and Thomas Michael introducing Hank and Mike at 43rd KVIFF Matthiew Klinck and Thomas Michael introduce Hank and Mike.jpg
Matthiew Klinck and Thomas Michael introducing Hank and Mike at 43rd  KVIFF

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