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- ↑ "Campy country movie is a tribute to tackiness". Montreal Gazette , February 16, 1996.
- ↑ "Festival to feature Kinsella film". The Globe and Mail , July 27, 1994.
- ↑ "Testing the limits of camp". The New York Times , September 6, 1996.
- ↑ Craig Macinnis, "How do baaad ones get in fest?". Toronto Star , September 9, 1994.
- ↑ "Highway of Heartache". Variety , October 17, 1994.