| The Top of His Head | |
| Director: | Peter Mettler |
| Producer: | Niv Fichman |
| Starring: | Christie MacFadyen Stephen Ouimette Gary Reineke |
| Music: | Fred Frith |
| Cinematography: | Peter Mettler Tobias A. Schliessler |
| Editing: | Peter Mettler Margaret Van Eerdewijk |
| Studio: | Rhombus Media |
| Distributor: | Cinephile |
| Runtime: | 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 starring 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]