Toby McTeague explained

Toby McTeague
Director:Jean-Claude Lord
Starring:Yannick Bisson
Winston Rekert
Andrew Bednarski
Rich Trelford
Producer:Nicolas Clermont
Editing:Yves Langlois
Cinematography:René Verzier
Runtime:96 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

Toby McTeague is a 1986 Canadian children's action-adventure drama film directed by Jean-Claude Lord.[1] It stars Yannick Bisson as Toby McTeague, a teenager training to compete in a dog sled race.[2]

The film was shot primarily in the small town of Sainte-Rose-du-Nord, Quebec.[3]

The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987, for Best Cinematography (René Verzier) and Best Original Song ("Cold As Ice" by Peter Pringle and Kevin Hunter).[4] A minor controversy resulted when the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television mistakenly omitted "Cold As Ice" from the first ballots sent out to Academy voters.[5]

Notes and References

  1. "Toby McTeague barks up the right tree". The Globe and Mail, March 7, 1986.
  2. "Toby charms way out of plot pitfalls". Toronto Star, March 7, 1986.
  3. "Cutting through canine confusion". The Globe and Mail, April 18, 1985.
  4. "Decline rises to top Genie nominations". Toronto Star, February 5, 1987.
  5. "Toby McTeague movie song left off Genie Awards ballot". Toronto Star, February 17, 1987.