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Alligator Shoes is a Canadian drama film, directed by Clay Borris and released in 1981. Written by Borris as a fictionalization of his own family story and acted predominantly by Borris and his real family, the film centres on Mike and Bin Allard (brothers Clay and Garry Borris), two brothers in Toronto whose life is turned upside down when their aunt Danielle (stage actress Ronalda Jones, in the film's only major role played by a professional actress) comes to stay with their family after having a nervous breakdown. Made for a budget of just $400,000 ($1.08 million today), the film was an expansion of Rose's House, a short film Borris previously directed for CBC Television.The film premiered in the Director's Fortnight section of the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. It had its theatrical premiere in Canada in June 1981.The film received four Genie Award nominations at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982: Best Actress (Jones), Best Original Screenplay (Borris), Best Cinematography (John F. Phillips) and Best Editing (Gordon McClellan).
Original Release
05/16/1981
Cast
Name | Character |
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Garry Borris | Bin |
Ronalda Jones | Danielle |
Rose Maltais-Borris | Mother |
Len Perry | Father |
Simone Champagne | Grandmother |
Gary Furlong | Rick |
Guy Lefebvre | Adrian |
Rick PaPa | Angry Man #1 |
René Pappa | Angry Man #2 |
Philip Williams | Frank |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Garry Borris | Bin |
Ronalda Jones | Danielle |
Rose Maltais-Borris | Mother |
Len Perry | Father |
Simone Champagne | Grandmother |
Gary Furlong | Rick |
Guy Lefebvre | Adrian |
Rick PaPa | Angry Man #1 |
René Pappa | Angry Man #2 |
Philip Williams | Frank |
Dave Roberts | Cripple |
Tony Hill | Big Man |
Gerry Whitmore | Waiter |
Doris Chiasson | Cousin |
Karen Williams | Salesclerk |
Sheila Morgan Wood | Social Worker |
Gary Boisvert | Farmer |
Ginny Borris | Gin / Ginny |
Clay Borris | Mike |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Don Haig | Executive Producer |
Barry Shapiro | Executive Producer |
Clay Borris | Producer |
Paul Caulfield | Producer |
Nicholas J. Gray | Producer |
John F. Phillips | Producer |