Fetching Cody
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{{Infobox film
| name = Fetching Cody
| image =
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| director = David Ray
| producer = Carolyn Allain
Christina Bulbrook
| writer = David Ray
| narrator =
| starring = Jay Baruchel
Sarah Lind
| music = Phillip Western
| cinematography = Paul Mitchnick
| editing = Karen Porter
| studio = Cheap and Dirty Productions
| distributor = Panorama Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|2005}}
| runtime = 87 minutes (Toronto International Film Festival)
| country = Canada
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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Fetching Cody is a 2005 Canadian drama/science-fiction film, written and directed by David Ray. The film is set in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and features local drag queen Robert Kaiser in a supporting role.
Plot
The film follows the story of Art Frankel (played by Jay Baruchel), as he desperately tries to save his girlfriend Cody Wesson (Sarah Lind), who is in the hospital after an overdose on drugs.
Art discovers a time machine, and decides to use it to save Cody, by attempting to rewrite her past.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Jay Baruchel as Art
- Sarah Lind as Cody
- Jim Byrnes as Harvey
- Lucas Blaney as Holden Wesson
- Neil Denis as Sudden
- Liam McGuigan as David "Helmut" Yar
- Chilton Crane as Mrs. Wesson
- Nicole Muñoz as Young Cody
- Robert Kaiser as Sabrina
- Barclay Hope as Mr. Wesson
- Angela Moore as Sam
- Jessica McLeod as Rose
- Kyla Wise as Chara (as Kyla Anderson)
- Peter Hanlon as School Principal
- Dog Messer as himself
}}
Reception
The movie received negative reviews.
- On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 0% rating score on five critical reviews.{{cite web |website=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1203528_fetching_cody? |title=Fetching Cody |access-date=July 19, 2018}}
- Joe Leydon of Variety described it as an "Ungainly mix of gritty street-life drama, perky teen romance, and seriocomic sci-fi time-tripping never jells."
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0475271|title=Fetching Cody}}
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:2000s films about time travel
Category:Films shot in Vancouver
Category:Films set in Vancouver
Category:2000s science fiction drama films
Category:Canadian science fiction drama films
Category:2000s English-language films
Category:English-language science fiction drama films
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