List of TV and films shot in Winnipeg
Encyclopedia
There has been a wide range of films and TV series that have been shot in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, Canada
.
Parts of the seventh episode Business Trip
from the fifth season were set in Winnipeg.
The NBC comedy is filmed in Los Angeles and due to their schedule/budget did not film scenes in Winnipeg. Though the series has shot scenes in New York City, they never left California for this episode. The episode did not call for any Winnipeg specific locales. Los Angeles International Airport filled in for Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport. A downtown hotel and bar in the Financial District were the other two settings. Characters Michael Scott
, Oscar Martinez
and Andy Bernard
visited Winnipeg in November. Michael was the only Dundler-Mifflin Regional Manager willing to visit Winnipeg in November. Andy was brought along mainly for being able to speak French while Oscar is an accountant. They were there on a sales call to sell paper. While in Winnipeg, Oscar and Andy get drunk at a bar and become friends after limited interactions back at the office. Michael, with some help from Andy, hooks up with the hotel concierge at a bar. They both go back to her room at the hotel. After having sex, Michael is kicked out of the room. The next day the three go to the sales meeting and secure the client for two years. However, Michael did not enjoy this stay in Winnipeg as it was not the “international” location he envisioned it to be and was still upset about his girlfriend being transferred in an earlier episode.
Destination Winnipeg sent the show Winnipeg items such as Old Dutch chips and Fort Garry Brewing Company
beer bottles. The budget also limited the amount of fake snow used in the episode. Writer Brent Forrester
explained in a CBC News interview that, “It seemed like Montreal was maybe too exotic and Vancouver also a little maybe too conventionally sexy, and Winnipeg seemed to strike the right balance between exotic and obscure,” when it came to select a Canadian city http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2008/10/23/office-winnipeg.html. Surprisingly, there was only one brief joke at the expense of Winnipeg, that about traveling there in November. Canadian writer Anthony Farrell ensured the script was not filled with Canadian stereotypes http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5isJtHDuKOA7uMrpkngZjNFE6HZKw.
For the show’s sixteenth season, parts of the sixth episode, Midnight Rx
, took place in Winnipeg. The episode dealt with Homer Simpson
and his dad traveling to Winnipeg to obtain cheap prescription drugs and smuggle them into the States. They become heroes back in Springfield, USA when they by bring the cheap prescription drugs. Ned Flanders
and Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
later join the Simpson men on another trip to Winnipeg. Ned encounters a Winnipegger who talks and looks just like he does. Ned was upset to find out his Canadian counterpart was smoking medical marijuana. It was called a “reeferino.” The four then drive to the Manitoba/North Dakota border crossing where their drug smuggling is discovered.
Instead of “Welcome to Winnipeg: One Great City!” The Simpsons drove by “We Were Born Here, What's Your Excuse” on the welcome sign.
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
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Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
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Children's TV series
- Tipi TalesTipi TalesTipi Tales is a Canadian children's TV series that is broadcast on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network where it is shown in both English and Ojibway.It is filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.-Russell:...
(2002) – a Canadian TV series - Wawatay Kids TVWawatay Kids TVWawatay Kids TV is a Canadian children's television program on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. It is geared to kids aged 5 to 10. The series is about a group of children who belong to "The Little Eagles" clubhouse. Each episode they are faced with a problem, and with the help of Sampson...
(2002) – a Canadian TV series - 2030 CE2030 CE2030 CE is a Canadian children's TV series that aired for two seasons on YTV in 2002. It aired in the U.S. on HBO. The series was created by Angela Bruce, Dennis Foon and Yan Moore...
– a Canadian TV series (2002) - The Adventures of Shirley HolmesThe Adventures of Shirley HolmesThe Adventures of Shirley Holmes is a Canadian mystery TV series that originally aired from 1996 to 1999. The show was created by Ellis Iddon and Phil Meagher who had produced a successful series of books with Harper Collins, teaming up with Credo and Forefront to develop the TV series...
(1996) – a Canadian TV series - My Life as a DogMy Life as a Dog (TV series)My Life as a Dog is a contemporary, half-hour Canadian TV series that aired in 1996 and ran for 22 episodes. It was based on the 1985 Swedish movie of the same name and developed for Canadian television by, among others, Reidar Jönsson, author of the original autobiographical book.It is the coming...
(1996) – a Canadian TV series - Fred Penner's Place (1985-1997) – a Canadian TV series
- Let's GoLet's Go (CTV TV series)Let's Go was a Canadian children's TV series filmed at CKY studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It premiered September 1, 1976 and ran for 214 episodes through 1987....
(1976-1984) – a Canadian TV series
Comedy TV series
- Less Than KindLess Than KindLess Than Kind is a Canadian television comedy-drama series that stars Jesse Camacho as Sheldon Blecher, a teenager growing up in a loving but dysfunctional Jewish family in Winnipeg. The show's cast also includes Maury Chaykin and Wendel Meldrum as Sheldon's parents, Benjamin Arthur as his older...
(2008, 2009) – filmed on location - Cashing In (2008,2009)
Canadian films
- KeyholeKeyhole (film)Keyhole is an upcoming Canadian film directed by Guy Maddin, starring Jason Patric, Isabella Rossellini, Udo Kier and Kevin McDonald. It will tell the story of a gangster who returns to his home and embarks on an odyssey through the house, one room at a time...
(2011) - Night MayorNight MayorNight Mayor is a 2009 short film by Guy Maddin, about a fictional inventor in Winnipeg who uses the Aurora Borealis to broadcast images of Canada from coast to coast in 1939, until the Canadian government shuts down his illegal project....
(2009) – filmed and set in Winnipeg - Taken in Broad Daylight (2009) – filmed on location
- The Stone AngelThe Stone AngelThe Stone Angel, first published in 1964 by McClelland and Stewart, is perhaps the best-known of Margaret Laurence's series of novels set in the fictitious town of Manawaka, Manitoba. In parallel narratives set in the past and the present-day , The Stone Angel tells the story of Hagar Currie Shipley...
(2007) – filmed on location - Zeyda and the HitmanZeyda and the HitmanZeyda and the Hitman is a 2004 Canadian television film. The story is about a grandfather who hires a contract killer to assassinate his allergy-prone son-in-law.It was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada....
(2004) – filmed on location - The Saddest Music in the WorldThe Saddest Music in the WorldThe Saddest Music in the World is a 2003 Canadian film directed by Guy Maddin. It stars Mark McKinney, Isabella Rossellini, Maria de Medeiros, David Fox and Ross McMillan....
(2003) – filmed on location - Leaving MetropolisLeaving MetropolisLeaving Metropolis is a 2002 Canadian drama film written, directed, and based on the play Poor Super Man by Brad Fraser, about a gay man and a married heterosexual man who fall in love. It was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada...
(2002) - Twilight of the Ice NymphsTwilight of the Ice NymphsTwilight of the Ice Nymphs is a 1997 Canadian fantasy film directed by Guy Maddin. It was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada....
(1997) – filmed on location - Mob StoryMob StoryMob Story is a Canadian film. The story is about a New York gangster who is forced to go on the run and hides out in the small town where he grew up.It was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada....
(1990) – filmed on location - The Outside Chance of Maximilian GlickThe Outside Chance of Maximilian GlickThe Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick is a 1990 Canadian film based on the novel by Morley Torgov.-Plot:The story is about a young Jewish boy from a small Manitoba community who has an overbearing family. To make matters more difficult, he likes a Christian girl, whom he later competes with in a...
(1988) - StrykerStryker (film)Stryker is a 2004 fictional film by Noam Gonick about gang violence in Winnipeg's North End. It follows a 14-year-old arsonist who becomes involved in a turf war between the Indian Posse and the Asian Bomb Squad . He is known only as Stryker, a slang term for a prospective gang member...
(2005); filmed on location - Niagara MotelNiagara MotelNiagara Motel is a 2006 Canadian drama film directed by Gary Yates. The film earned numerous nominations, including a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for Caroline Dhavernas.- Plot :...
(2006) - Foodland (film)Foodland (film)-Synopsis:The story follows Trevor, a naive grocery clerk, as his life spirals out of control when he inadvertently helps Ian, his inept manager, rob the store. When the money is lifted, they enlist the help of Glen Munn, a slimy, incompetent detective, to retrieve the stolen cash...
(2010); filmed on location - Ted Baryluk's GroceryTed Baryluk's GroceryTed Baryluk's Grocery is a 1982 short documentary about Ukrainian-Canadian Ted Baryluk's grocery store in Winnipeg's North End. Co-directed by John Paskievich and Michael Mirus and produced by the National Film Board of Canada, the film consists of Baryluk talking about his store, his customers and...
(1982) – a National Film Board of Canada documentary - For AngelaFor AngelaFor Angela is a 1993 short docudrama co-directed by Daniel Prouty and Nancy Trites Botkin, dramatizing the experiences of Rhonda Gordon and her daughter, Angela, who were the victims of racist harassment on a Winnipeg city bus....
(1993) – dramatization Rhonda Gordon's response to racism on a Winnipeg city bus
Documentary TV series
- My WinnipegMy WinnipegMy Winnipeg is a feature film directed by Guy Maddin. Starring Ann Savage, the film is a surrealist-inflected pseudo-documentary about Winnipeg, Maddin's home town...
- A Guy MaddinGuy MaddinGuy Maddin, OM is a Canadian screenwriter, director, cinematographer and film editor of both features and short films from Winnipeg, Manitoba...
documentary - The Sharing CircleThe Sharing CircleThe Sharing Circle was a Canadian documentary series that aired on Citytv, A-Channel and APTN. It featured stories on the aboriginal and First Nations people in Canada.It was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba....
(1991-2006) - Magnificent ObsessionsMagnificent ObsessionsMagnificent Obsessions is a Canadian documentary TV series that ran in 2002 and 2003 on the Life Network. The series ran in six-parts. It was shot on location in Canada, England, Romania and Holland...
(2002-2003) - Country CanadaCBC News: Country CanadaCBC News: Country Canada was a Canadian television series broadcast on CBC Television, hosted by Reg Sherren...
(1955)
Dramatic TV series
- Throwing Stones (2009) – a Canadian TV series pilot
- Falcon BeachFalcon BeachFalcon Beach is a Canadian television show, filmed at Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, Canada, and produced in Canada for the Canadian and American markets. It originally aired in 2005 as a movie on Global in Canada. It was produced as a TV series for Global and ABC Family in 2006...
(2006) – a Canadian TV series - 33 Brompton Place33 Brompton Place33 Brompton Place is a five part miniseries that was broadcast on Showtime Networks in the United States and Global Television in Canada. It was filmed in the region of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada....
– a TV mini series
Major studio films
- Faces in the Crowd (2011 film) (2010) filmed on location
- Whiteout (2009) – filmed on location
- Horsemen (2009) – filmed on location
- The Haunting in ConnecticutThe Haunting in ConnecticutThe Haunting in Connecticut is a 2009 American psychological horror film produced by Gold Circle Films and directed by Peter Cornwell. It is alleged to have occurred to Karen Parker and her family, though Ray Garton, author of In a Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting , has publicly distanced...
(2009) – filmed on location - New in Town (2009) – filmed on location
- Wild Cherry (2009) – filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba at Tec Voc High School
- The LookoutThe Lookout (film)The Lookout is a 2007 crime film written and directed by Scott Frank, screenwriter of Out of Sight and Get Shorty, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, and Isla Fisher....
(2007) – filmed on location - Blue StateBlue State (film)Blue State is an Canadian / American romantic comedy film, released in 2007, starring Breckin Meyer and Anna Paquin. Meyer's character, a dedicated John Kerry campaigner, actually follows through on a drunken campaign promise to move to Canada if George W. Bush gets re-elected...
(2007) – filmed on location - Full of ItFull of ItFull of It is a 2007 comedy directed by Christian Charles. It was released in the US on March 2, 2007, and aired on ABC Family under the title Big Liar on Campus on September 16, 2007. The movie is rated PG-13 for "sexual content, drug references, teen partying, and crude humor" by the MPAA...
(2007) – filmed on location - The Good LifeThe Good Life (2007 film)The Good Life is a 2007 film written and directed by Stephen Berra, starring Mark Webber, Zooey Deschanel, Patrick Fugit, Bill Paxton, Drea de Matteo, Harry Dean Stanton, and Chris Klein.-Plot:...
(2007) – filmed on location - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 American Western drama film. The film is directed by Andrew Dominik, with Brad Pitt portraying Jesse James and Casey Affleck as his killer, Robert Ford.Filming took place in rural Alberta and Winnipeg, Manitoba...
(2006) – filmed on location - The Constant GardenerThe Constant Gardener (film)The Constant Gardener is a 2005 drama film directed by Fernando Meirelles. The screenplay by Jeffrey Caine is based on the John le Carré novel of the same name. It tells the story of Justin Quayle, a man who seeks to find the motivating forces behind his wife's murder.The film stars Ralph Fiennes,...
(2005) – segments filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba - CapoteCapote (film)Capote is a 2005 biographical film about Truman Capote, following the events during the writing of Capote's non-fiction book In Cold Blood. Philip Seymour Hoffman won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his critically acclaimed portrayal of the title role. The movie was...
(2005) – filmed on location - Tamara (film) (2005) – filmed on location
- Shall We Dance (2004) – filmed on location
- One Last Dance (2003) – filmed on location
- K-19: The WidowmakerK-19: The WidowmakerK-19: The Widowmaker is a movie released on July 19, 2002, about the first of many disasters that befell the Soviet submarine of the same name. The film was directed by Kathryn Bigelow...
(2002) – segments filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba - Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of HellWishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of HellWishmaster 3: Beyond The Gates Of Hell otherwise known as Wishmaster 3: Devil Stone in the United Kingdom is the third installment in the popular Wishmaster film series. It was the second direct-to-video sequel in the franchise...
(2001) – filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba at University of ManitobaUniversity of ManitobaThe University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed... - Woman WantedWoman WantedWoman Wanted is a film directed by Kiefer Sutherland. It is based on a novel by Joanna McClelland Glass who also wrote the screenplay. The story is about a woman who works as a housekeeper for a widower and his son. It stars Sutherland, Holly Hunter, Michael Moriarty and Sutherland's own mother,...
(2000) – filmed on location - Black IceBlack Ice (1992 film)Black Ice is a film released in 1992.Black Ice was directed by Neill Fearnley and featured Joanna Pacuła, Michael Ironside, Michael Nouri, Mickey Jones, Brent Neale, Harry Nelken, Arne Olsen. Gene Pyrz, Thom Schioler and Rick Skene...
(1992) – filmed on location - The Clown at MidnightThe Clown at MidnightThe Clown at Midnight is a 1998 horror film.- Plot :Years ago opera singer Lorraine Sedgewick was killed in her dressing room at an opera house, supposedly by Lorenzo Orsini, one of the lead actors in a performance of Pagliacci...
(1998) – filmed on location - For Keeps?For Keeps?For Keeps is a 1988 movie starring Molly Ringwald and Randall Batinkoff as Darcy and Stan, two high school seniors in love. Complications ensue when Darcy becomes pregnant just before graduation and decides to keep her baby...
(1988) – segments filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba - Silence of the NorthSilence of the NorthSilence of the North is a 1981 Canadian film starring Tom Skerritt, Gordon Pinsent, and Ellen Burstyn. The three main actors were nominated for Genie Awards, as was the director, Allan King....
(1981) – segments filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba - Christmas Rush (also known as Breakaway) filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba at Portage Place Mall and Chicago
- 49th Parallel49th Parallel (film)49th Parallel is the third film made by the British writer-director team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. It was released in the United States as The Invaders. Despite the title, no scene in the movie is set at the 49th parallel, which forms much of the U.S.-Canadian border...
(1941) filmed on location
Independent films
- Cowards Bend the KneeCowards Bend the KneeCowards Bend the Knee is a 2003 film by Guy Maddin, starring Darcy Fehr and Melissa Dionisio.The 64 minute film is a reworking of an autobiographical project originally imagined as a peep-show. It is divided into ten short sections, giving it the same sort of episodic quality as old silent matinee...
(2003) – a Guy MaddinGuy MaddinGuy Maddin, OM is a Canadian screenwriter, director, cinematographer and film editor of both features and short films from Winnipeg, Manitoba...
film - You Kill MeYou Kill MeYou Kill Me is 2007 crime comedy film directed by John Dahl, and starring Ben Kingsley, Luke Wilson, Téa Leoni, Philip Baker Hall, Dennis Farina, and Bill Pullman.-Plot:...
(2007) – a John DahlJohn DahlJohn Dahl is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the neo-noir genre.-Life and career:John Dahl was born in Billings, Montana, the second of four children . Dahl spent his young life in and around Montana all the way up through his college years...
film - Clown at Midnight (1998) Writer Kenneth J. Hall; Director Jean Pellerin
News and variety shows
- 24Hours24Hours24Hours is a one-hour news and current affairs program that was broadcast by CBWT, the CBC television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.-History:...
(1970-2000) - Canadian IdolCanadian IdolCanadian Idol is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show Pop Idol. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons...
(2002-2007) – segments filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba - Breakfast TelevisionBreakfast TelevisionBreakfast Television is a Canadian morning news and entertainment program which airs on the Citytv stations . Each station produces its own local edition of Breakfast Television....
(2005-2009) - APTN National NewsAPTN National NewsAPTN National News is the Canadian national news program aired by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. It is broadcast from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada....
(1999) - The Big Breakfast (1997-2005)
- Hymn SingHymn SingHymn Sing was a television series produced in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada for CBC Television. The program featured hymns, spirituals, and inspirational music sung by a sixteen voice choir.The show's musical directors were:*Eric Wild...
(1965-1995)
Reality TV series
- Road Hockey RumbleRoad Hockey RumbleRoad Hockey Rumble is a half-hour reality series that was produced by Paperny Films and broadcast on OLN. It follows two all-Canadian hosts, Calum MacLeod and Mark McGuckin. It is in the documentary form but crosses over into the genres of sports, travel, and comedy with an attitude that defies...
(2007) - KinK (2002-2006)
- It's a Living (1999 (ca.)
Special effects
- DuplicityDuplicity (film)Duplicity is a 2009 American romantic comedy spy film written and directed by Tony Gilroy, and starring Clive Owen and Julia Roberts. The plot follows two corporate spies with a romantic history who collaborate to carry out a complicated con...
(2009) – special effects - Journey to the Center of the EarthJourney to the Center of the Earth (2008 film)Journey to the Center of the Earth is an American 2008 3D adventure film starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, and Anita Briem...
(2008) – special effects - The X-Files: I Want to BelieveThe X-Files: I Want to BelieveThe X-Files: I Want to Believe is a 2008 science fiction-thriller directed by Chris Carter and written by both Carter and Frank Spotnitz. It is the second feature film based on The X-Files franchise created by Carter, following the 1998 film...
(2008) – special effects - Across The UniverseAcross the Universe (film)Across the Universe is a musical romantic drama film directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film's plot is centered around songs by The Beatles. It was released in the United States on October 12, 2007. The script is based on an original...
(2007) – special effects - Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007) – special effects
- GrindhouseGrindhouseA grindhouse is an American term for a theater that mainly shows exploitation films. It is named after the defunct burlesque theaters located on 42nd Street in New York City, where 'bump n' grind' dancing and striptease were featured.- History :...
(2007) – special effects - Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver SurferFantastic Four: Rise of the Silver SurferFantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a 2007 American superhero film, and the sequel to the 2005 film Fantastic Four. Both films are based on the Fantastic Four comic book and were directed by Tim Story...
(2007) – special effects - Superman ReturnsSuperman ReturnsSuperman Returns is a 2006 superhero film directed by Bryan Singer. It is the fifth and final installment in the original Superman film series and serves as a alternate sequel to Superman and Superman II by ignoring the events of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace .The film stars...
(2006) – special effects - PoseidonPoseidonPoseidon was the god of the sea, and, as "Earth-Shaker," of the earthquakes in Greek mythology. The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology: both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon...
(2006) – special effects - FirewallFirewall (film)Firewall is a 2006 British-American thriller film directed by Richard Loncraine and written by Joe Forte. Harrison Ford stars as Jack Stanfield, a security expert at a bank faced with a corporate merger and the offer of a new job.-Plot:...
(2006) – special effects - Silent HillSilent Hill (film)Silent Hill is a 2006 horror film directed by Christophe Gans and written by Roger Avary. The story is an adaptation of the Silent Hill series of survival horror video games created by Konami. The film, particularly its emotional, religious and aesthetic content as well as its creature design,...
(2006) – special effects - StayStay (2005 film)Stay is a 2005 American psychological thriller film directed by Marc Forster and written by David Benioff. It stars Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling, Bob Hoskins and Naomi Watts, with production by Regency and distribution by 20th Century Fox...
(2005) – special effects - The ChumscrubberThe ChumscrubberThe Chumscrubber is a 2005 dark comedy film directed by Arie Posin and written by Posin and Zac Stanford, starring an ensemble cast. The film focuses on the lack of communication between teenagers and their parents, and the prevalence of prescription drugs in American society...
(2005) – special effects - CursedCursed (film)Cursed is a 2005 horror film directed by Wes Craven and written by screenwriter Kevin Williamson, who both collaborated on Scream. The film stars Golden Globe-nominees Christina Ricci and Jesse Eisenberg as the main sister-and-brother protagonists. The plot focuses on two young adults who are...
(2005) – special effects - The Big Empty (2005) – special effects
- Sky Captain and the World of TomorrowSky Captain and the World of TomorrowSky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a 2004 American pulp adventure science-fiction film written and directed by Kerry Conran in his directorial debut. The film is set in an alternative 1939 and follows the adventures of Polly Perkins , a newspaper reporter, and Harry Joseph "Joe" Sullivan ,...
(2004) – special effects - Resident Evil: ApocalypseResident Evil: ApocalypseResident Evil: Apocalypse is a Canadian-British 2004 science fiction action horror film directed by Alexander Witt, from a screenplay written by producer Paul W.S. Anderson...
(2004) – special effects - Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters UnleashedScooby-Doo 2: Monsters UnleashedScooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed is a 2004 film, and sequel to 2002's Scooby-Doo based on the Hanna-Barbera series classic, Scooby-Doo. It is the second installment in the Scooby-Doo Live-Action film series. It was directed by Raja Gosnell, who also directed the first film, and was written by James...
(2004) – special effects - CatwomanCatwoman (film)Catwoman is a 2004 American superhero film and quasi-spinoff of the Batman film series directed by Pitof and released by Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures on July 23, 2004....
(2004) – special effects - The CoreThe CoreThe Core is a 2003 American disaster film loosely based on the novel Core by Paul Preuss. It concerns a team that has to drill to the center of the Earth and set off a series of nuclear explosions in order to restart the rotation of Earth's core...
(2003) – special effects - Hangman's CurseHangman's CurseHangman's Curse is a 2001 novel by Frank E. Peretti. It is the first book in the Veritas Project series for teenagers.-Plot overview:The story centers around an apparently supernatural case taken by a family of investigators who make up the Veritas Project...
(2003) – special effects - PaycheckPaycheck (film)Paycheck is a 2003 film adaptation of the short story of the same name by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. The film was directed by John Woo and stars Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman and Aaron Eckhart...
(2003) – special effects - The Italian JobThe Italian Job (2003 film)The Italian Job is a 2003 heist film directed by F. Gary Gray. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Seth Green, Jason Statham, Mos Def, and Donald Sutherland. It is an American remake of a 1969 British film of the same name, and is about a team of thieves who plan to steal...
(2003) – special effects - SwordfishSwordfish (film)Swordfish is a 2001 crime-thriller film, directed by Dominic Sena and starring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle and Vinnie Jones. The film is an action thriller that was also notable for Halle Berry's first topless scene...
(2001) – special effects - Alien Resurrection (1997) – special effects contributed to DVD release
TV Movies of the week
- Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry StoryKeep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry StoryKeep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story is a 2010 two-part biographical television mini-series about Don Cherry. It is directed by Jeff Woolnough and written by Don Cherry's son Tim Cherry. It aired on March 28 and 29 on CBC Television...
(2010) - Category 7: The End of the WorldCategory 7: The End of the WorldCategory 7: The End of the World is a 2005 four-hour television film miniseries that was broadcast in the United States on CBS in two parts, the first part aired on November 6 and the second on November 13. A sequel to the 2004 miniseries Category 6: Day of Destruction, this film starts directly...
(2005) - Category 6: Day of DestructionCategory 6: Day of DestructionCategory 6: Day of Destruction is a 2004 four-hour miniseries that was broadcast in the United States on CBS in two parts, with the first part aired on November 14 and the second on November 17. It was later released to DVD on February 15, 2005...
(2004) - Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's CompanyBehind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's CompanyBehind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company is a 2003 American made-for-television movie, made by NBC, documenting the success of the sitcom Three's Company, as well as the interpersonal conflicts that occurred among its staff and cast...
(2003) - The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About EnronThe Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About EnronThe Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron is a television movie aired by CBS in January 2003, which was based on the book Anatomy of Greed by Brian Cruver...
(2003) - A Season on the BrinkA Season on the BrinkA Season on the Brink is a book by John Feinstein which detailed the 1985-86 season of Indiana University's men's basketball team, led by the controversial coach Bobby Knight...
(2002) - Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary KayHell on Heels: The Battle of Mary KayHell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay is a 2002 television film directed by Ed Gernon.-Plot:Biopicture about Mary Kay Ash, cosmetics queen and business woman. She tells her story of her rise to fame to the inquiring reporter Annika Kern. Her powerful position is threatened by the much younger...
(2002) - We Were the Mulvaneys (2002)
- Inside the Osmonds (2001)
- Secret CuttingSecret CuttingSecret Cutting is a 2000 Made-for-TV movie directed by Norma Bailey, starring Kimberlee Peterson and Rhea Perlman, about a self-injurer teenager, focusing on and her relation with family, friend and acquaintances...
(2000) - Escape from MarsEscape from MarsEscape from Mars is a made for TV movie produced for the UPN Network. The story is about five astronauts who make the first manned trip to Mars.The movie was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada....
(1999) - Roswell: The Aliens AttackRoswell: The Aliens AttackRoswell: The Aliens Attack is a made for TV movie produced for the UPN Network. The story is about two aliens who escape from Roswell, New Mexico in 1947 with intentions to blow up the earth. The movie was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.-Cast:...
(1999) - A Marriage of Convenience (1998)
- The ArrowThe ArrowThe Arrow is a four-hour miniseries produced for CBC Television in 1996, starring Dan Aykroyd as Crawford Gordon, experienced wartime production leader during World War II and president of A. V. Roe Canada during its attempt to produce the Avro Arrow supersonic jet interceptor. The film also stars...
(1997)
Television shows famously not filmed in Winnipeg
- The Office (US)
Parts of the seventh episode Business Trip
Business Trip
"Business Trip" is the eighth episode of the fifth season of the television series The Office, and the show's eightieth episode overall. The episode aired in the United States on November 13, 2008 on NBC....
from the fifth season were set in Winnipeg.
The NBC comedy is filmed in Los Angeles and due to their schedule/budget did not film scenes in Winnipeg. Though the series has shot scenes in New York City, they never left California for this episode. The episode did not call for any Winnipeg specific locales. Los Angeles International Airport filled in for Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport. A downtown hotel and bar in the Financial District were the other two settings. Characters Michael Scott
Michael Scott (The Office)
Michael Gary Scott is a fictional character on NBC's The Office, portrayed by Steve Carell, and based on David Brent from the original British version. Michael, the central character of the series, was the manager of the Scranton branch of paper and printer distribution company Dunder Mifflin Inc...
, Oscar Martinez
Oscar Martinez
Oscar Jual Paul Martinez is a fictional character from the US television series The Office. He is played by Oscar Nunez.-Overview:Oscar Martinez is an accountant at the paper distributor Dunder Mifflin. He is a first generation Mexican-American. Oscar is also openly homosexual after being...
and Andy Bernard
Andy Bernard
Andrew "Andy" Baines Bernard is a fictional character from the U.S. television series The Office. The character is highly insecure, yet egotistical, constantly mentioning his education at Cornell University...
visited Winnipeg in November. Michael was the only Dundler-Mifflin Regional Manager willing to visit Winnipeg in November. Andy was brought along mainly for being able to speak French while Oscar is an accountant. They were there on a sales call to sell paper. While in Winnipeg, Oscar and Andy get drunk at a bar and become friends after limited interactions back at the office. Michael, with some help from Andy, hooks up with the hotel concierge at a bar. They both go back to her room at the hotel. After having sex, Michael is kicked out of the room. The next day the three go to the sales meeting and secure the client for two years. However, Michael did not enjoy this stay in Winnipeg as it was not the “international” location he envisioned it to be and was still upset about his girlfriend being transferred in an earlier episode.
Destination Winnipeg sent the show Winnipeg items such as Old Dutch chips and Fort Garry Brewing Company
Fort Garry Brewing Company
The Fort Garry Brewing Company Ltd brews beer in Winnipeg, Canada. The company was bought by the Hoeschen family in 1930, and operated by them until it was sold to Molson in 1960. In 1994, Richard D...
beer bottles. The budget also limited the amount of fake snow used in the episode. Writer Brent Forrester
Brent Forrester
Brent Forrester is an American writer, who wrote several episodes of the animated television sitcom The Simpsons between 1993 and 1997. He has also worked as an executive producer on King of the Hill, and a writer on The Ben Stiller Show, Mr. Show with Bob and David, Undeclared, and The Office...
explained in a CBC News interview that, “It seemed like Montreal was maybe too exotic and Vancouver also a little maybe too conventionally sexy, and Winnipeg seemed to strike the right balance between exotic and obscure,” when it came to select a Canadian city http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2008/10/23/office-winnipeg.html. Surprisingly, there was only one brief joke at the expense of Winnipeg, that about traveling there in November. Canadian writer Anthony Farrell ensured the script was not filled with Canadian stereotypes http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5isJtHDuKOA7uMrpkngZjNFE6HZKw.
- The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
For the show’s sixteenth season, parts of the sixth episode, Midnight Rx
Midnight Rx
"Midnight Rx" is the sixth episode of The Simpsons sixteenth season. It was the first new episode of 2005.-Plot:Mr. Burns reserves the Springfield Air and Space Museum for a plant company party. While there, Burns acts strangely kind to all of his employees. At the end of the party, Burns announces...
, took place in Winnipeg. The episode dealt with Homer Simpson
Homer Simpson
Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and the patriarch of the eponymous family. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared on television, along with the rest of his family, in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19, 1987...
and his dad traveling to Winnipeg to obtain cheap prescription drugs and smuggle them into the States. They become heroes back in Springfield, USA when they by bring the cheap prescription drugs. Ned Flanders
Ned Flanders
Nedward "Ned" Flanders, Jr. is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Harry Shearer, and first appeared in the series premiere episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". He is the next door neighbor to the Simpson family and is generally...
and Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is a character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Hank Azaria and first appeared in the episode "The Telltale Head". Apu is the proprietor of the Kwik-E-Mart, a popular convenience store in Springfield, and a friend of Homer Simpson. He is also...
later join the Simpson men on another trip to Winnipeg. Ned encounters a Winnipegger who talks and looks just like he does. Ned was upset to find out his Canadian counterpart was smoking medical marijuana. It was called a “reeferino.” The four then drive to the Manitoba/North Dakota border crossing where their drug smuggling is discovered.
Instead of “Welcome to Winnipeg: One Great City!” The Simpsons drove by “We Were Born Here, What's Your Excuse” on the welcome sign.
Hollywood films famously not filmed in Winnipeg
- Legends of the FallLegends of the FallLegends of the Fall is a 1994 epic drama film based on the 1979 novella of the same title by Jim Harrison. It was directed by Edward Zwick and stars Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins and Aidan Quinn. The film was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction , and Best...
(1994) – The film's producers wanted to use Winnipeg's Exchange District, renowned for its wealth of turn of the century-era warehouses and office buildings, for scenes taking place in Helena, MontanaHelena, MontanaHelena is the capital city of the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. The 2010 census put the population at 28,180. The local daily newspaper is the Independent Record. The Helena Brewers minor league baseball and Helena Bighorns minor league hockey team call the...
. This plan was scuttled when several residents, and later city government, objected to the film crew's desire to remove several dozen trees growing along the sidewalks. Even though Tri-Star offered to replant and/or replace the trees after wrapping, they were rebuffed http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110322/trivia.