Reno and the Doc

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Reno and the Doc
Directed by Charles Dennis
Written byCharles Dennis
Damian Lee
Produced byDavid Mitchell
Sean Ryerson
Starring Kenneth Welsh
Linda Griffiths
Henry Ramer
CinematographyLudek Bogner
Edited byJames Lahti
Mairin Wilkinson
Music byBetty Lazebnik
Distributed by First Choice
Release date
  • June 4, 1984 (1984-06-04)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Reno and the Doc is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1984. [1] Written and directed by Charles Dennis, the film was produced Rose & Ruby Productions for First Choice. [2]

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Plot

The film stars Kenneth Welsh as Reno, a reclusive ski bum who teams up with Doc (Henry Ramer), a con man, to form a ski racing team. Quite unexpectedly, however, they also find themselves forming a love triangle with Savannah Gates (Linda Griffiths), a female sports reporter.

Awards

The film garnered four Genie Award nominations at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985: [3]

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References

  1. Jay Scott, "Clever Android turns vices into virtues". The Globe and Mail , November 30, 1984.
  2. "For Welsh pay-TV is just that". The Globe and Mail , October 8, 1983.
  3. Jay Scott, "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail , February 15, 1985.