| The Top of His Head | |
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| Directed by | Peter Mettler |
| Written by | Peter Mettler |
| Produced by | Niv Fichman |
| Starring | Christie MacFadyen Stephen Ouimette Gary Reineke |
| Cinematography | Peter Mettler Tobias A. Schliessler |
| Edited by | Peter Mettler Margaret Van Eerdewijk |
| Music by | Fred Frith |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Cinephile |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The Top of His Head is a 1989 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Mettler. [1] The film stars Stephen Ouimette as Gus, a satellite dish salesman whose life is turned upside down when he meets Lucy (Christie MacFadyen), a politically radical performance artist who is on the run from mysterious people pursuing her. [2]
The film premiered in the Perspective Canada program at the 1989 Festival of Festivals. [3]
The film was shot in Toronto, Ontario, in the fall of 1987. [4]
The film's soundtrack, The Top of His Head was written and composed by Fred Frith. Jane Siberry also contributed a song, "This Old Earth", which received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 1990 Genie Awards. [5] The song also appeared on her 1989 album Bound by the Beauty , under the alternate title "Something About Trains".
In addition to Siberry's Best Original Song nod, the film also received Genie nominations for Best Actor (Ouimette) and Best Original Screenplay (Mettler). [5]