Filth City

2017 Canadian film

March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25) (CFF)

Running time

105 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish

Filth City is a 2017 Canadian comedy film, directed by Andy King.^[1]

The film stars Pat Thornton as Mayor Hogg, the mayor of York City who is embroiled in a political scandal.^[1] The film is loosely based on the crack cocaine scandal surrounding former Toronto mayor Rob Ford.^[1] The cast also includes Melinda Shankar, Andy King, Danny Polishchuk, Melanie Nicholls-King, Kathleen Phillips, Lenno Britos, Michael Copeman, Brian Kaulback, Kayla Lorette, Brooks Gray and Chris Locke.

The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario in fall 2015.^[2] The film was originally scheduled to be released as a television film on Super Channel in 2016,^[3] but following that service's bankruptcy, it instead premiered theatrically at the 2017 Canadian Filmmakers' Festival.^[1]

Rob Ford's brother, Doug Ford, denounced the film and threatened King (without mentioning his name) by saying, "Make sure he is not crossing the street when I am driving down the road." King called his threat "outrageous".^[4]

Cast

Pat Thornton as Mayor Hogg
Danny Polishchuk as Officer Randy Kapowski
Andy King as Officer Phil Coke
Melinda Shankar as Monica
Melanie Nicholls-King as Detective Mason
Michael Copeman as Captain Lester Schultz
Kathleen Phillips as Eve Knight
Brian Kaulback as Detective Sgt. O'Donovan
Kayla Lorette as Rhonda Hogg
Brooks Gray as Gerry Popadick
Chris Locke as Detective Ray Zitt

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Filth City a sample of the queasy politics of political biopics". The Globe and Mail, March 23, 2017.
^ "Film crew out thousands after city double books Gage Park". CBC Hamilton. September 28, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
^ Cummins, Julianna (September 21, 2015). "Filth City descends on Hamilton". Playback. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
^ Chris Fox (March 8, 2017). "Ford says maker of 'Filth City' shouldn't cross the street when he is driving down road". CP24. Retrieved March 28, 2017.