Why Rock the Boat?
Why Rock the Boat? is a 1974 Canadian romantic comedy film directed by John Howe.[1] The film stars Stuart Gillard as Harry Barnes, a young journalist in Montreal who becomes romantically involved with Julia Martin (Tiiu Leek), a reporter for a competing newspaper who is organizing to unionize their industry.
| Why Rock the Boat? | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Howe |
| Written by | William Weintraub |
| Produced by | William Weintraub |
| Starring | Stuart Gillard Tiiu Leek |
| Cinematography | Savas Kalogeras |
| Edited by | Marie-Hélène Guillemin |
| Music by | John Howe |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | 1974 |
Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $450,000 |
The film's cast also includes Henry Beckman, Sean Sullivan, Cec Linder, Maurice Podbrey, Patricia Hamilton, Jean-Pierre Masson and Peter MacNeill.
The screenplay was written by journalist and humorist William Weintraub, as an adaptation of his own comic novel.[2] Notably, he dropped the novel's most famous scene, which took place in a nudist colony, due to concerns that the scene would cause problems for the film's content rating.[3]
The film received two Canadian Film Awards in 1975, for Best Actor (Gillard) and Best Supporting Actor (Beckman).[4] It was a nominee for Best Feature Film, but did not win.[5] It won the Bronze Hugo at the 1974 Chicago International Film Festival.
Production
The film had a budget of $450,000 (equivalent to $2,432,061 in 2021).[6]
References
- "Why Rock the Boat? has winning ways, even when it doesn't work". The Globe and Mail, October 12, 1974.
- Hustak, Alan (November 8, 2017). "Witty writer William Weintraub had a 'talent for friendship'". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- "A movie with a history of false starts, but a happy ending". The Globe and Mail, October 12, 1974.
- Morris, Peter (1984). The Film Companion. Toronto: Irwin Publishing. p. 324. ISBN 0-7725-1505-0.
- "Best-film showdown: 11 vie for all-Canadian honours". Ottawa Journal. October 3, 1975. p. 39. Retrieved March 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- Evans 1991, p. 214.
Works cited
- Evans, Gary (1991). In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802027849.