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The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
10 years in the making, the iconic comedy cult classic. The first movie to be fully made and produced in Newfoundland.
1986 | 110m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Michael Jones, Andy Jones |
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| Writer: | Michael Jones, Andy Jones |
| Staring: |
| Faustus is a clerk in St. John's at the Newfoundland Department of Education. He dreams of becoming ruler of Newfoundland and seceding from Canada. In the real world, Faustus' boss Eddie Peddle plans to indoctrinate the citizenry of Newfoundland with a cult-like geometric theory known as Total Education, but Peddle may be foiled by the revelation of a secret from his past career. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 02, 1986 |
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| Director: | Michael Jones, Andy Jones |
| Writer: | Michael Jones, Andy Jones |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy |
| Keywords | comedy troupe, independent film |
| Production Companies | ONF | NFB, Faustus Bidgood Production, NIFCO, Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Co-operative |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 11, 2026 Entered: May 07, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Andy Jones | Faustus Bidgood |
| Greg Malone | Vasily Bogdanovittch Shagoff |
| Robert Joy | Eddie Peddle |
| Brian Downey | Fred Bonia-Coombs |
| Maisie Rillie | Phillys Meaney |
| Mary Walsh | Heady Nolan |
| Beni Malone | Henry Harry |
| Tommy Sexton | Frank Dollar |
| Cathy Jones | Margaret Mary Stackdeck |
| Judy Parsons | Ina Fudge |
| Mary Whitten | Mrs. Benson |
| Bryan Hennessey | Uncle Henry Penny |
| Nelson Porter | Premier Jonathan Moon |
| Bas Jamieson | Claude Squires |
| Gerry Curnew | Claude Hickman |
| Jane Dingle | Mary Bidgood |
| Val Ryan | Bruce Bidgood |
| Eddy Butler | Young Faustus |
| Laura Dobbin | Movie Mary Bidgood |
| Frank Holden | Movie Bruce Bidgood |
| Roger Stoodley | Movie Young Faustus |
| Dave Wheeler | Benefit Show Emcee |
| Michael Wade | Revolutionary Broadcasting Corporation News Desk |
| Janis Spence | Revolutionary Broadcasting Corporation News Desk |
| Kent Barrett | Reporter at Capitol |
| Rick Boland | Revolutionary Cabinet |
| Ron Hynes | Revolutionary Cabinet |
| Loretta Gosse | Revolutionary Cabinet |
| Greg Thomey | Ambulance Driver |
| Sharon Walsh | Senorita Bonita |
| Dyan Olsen | Revolutionary Cabinet |
| Charlie Tomlinson | Revolutionary Broadcasting Corporation News Desk |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Jones | Writer, Director of Photography, Director, Editor |
| Andy Jones | Writer, Director |
| Robert Joy | Music Director, Music Arranger, Assistant Script, Music, Production Manager |
| Pamela Morgan | Music |
| Rick Boland | Assistant Script, Casting |
| Mack Furlong | Assistant Script, Production Manager |
| Susan Hoddinott | Assistant Script |
| Neil Murray | Assistant Script |
| Keith Whelan | Additional Camera, Sound |
| Robert Shipley | Negative Cutter |
| Bryan Hennessey | Production Manager |
| Mary Walsh | Assistant Script, Casting, Production Manager |
| Greg Malone | Assistant Script |
| Susan Hickey | Set Decoration |
| Michael Kearney | Set Decoration |
| Bawnie Oulton | Set Decoration |
| Jamie Lewis | Production Manager |
| Wayne Hynes | Production Manager |
| Michael Seaborn | Sound, Production Manager |
| Scott Strong | Additional Camera, Still Photographer, Assistant Camera, Production Manager |
| Jim Rillie | Location Sound Recordist |
| Jean-Pierre Joutel | Sound Mixer |
| Les Halman | Sound Editor, Additional Editing |
| Michael Riggio | Sound, Assistant Camera |
| Eric Emery | Sound Editor |
| John W. Doyle | Sound |
| Adrian Croll | Sound Mixer |
| Nigel Markham | Additional Camera |
| Derek Butt | Lighting Technician |
| Derek Norman | Assistant Camera |
| Jim Maynard | Lighting Technician |
| Stuart Allan | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Denys Short | Still Photographer |
| Peggy Hogan | Costumer |
| Dominique Gusset | Assistant Editor, Music Editor, Additional Editing |
| Val Teodori | Title Designer |
| John Winslow | Production Assistant |
| Betty Winslow | Production Assistant |
| Glen Green | Production Assistant |
| Julie Hutchings | Production Assistant |
| Glen Noseworthy | Production Assistant |
| Randy Follett | Construction Coordinator |
| Paul Steffler | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Andy Jones | Producer |
| Michael Jones | Producer |
| Robert Joy | Associate Producer |
| Giles Walker | Producer |
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