Filth City

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{{Infobox film

| name = Filth City

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Andy King

| producer = Andrew Ferguson
Matt King

| writer = Andy King
Danny Polishchuk

| starring = Pat Thornton
Melinda Shankar
Danny Polishchuk

| music = Poor Paul

| cinematography = Ian Macmillan

| editing = Marianna Khoury

| studio = LaRue Productions

| distributor = LaRue Entertainment

| released = {{film date|2017|03|25|CFF}}

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

| budget =

}}

Filth City is a 2017 Canadian comedy film, directed by Andy King.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/filth-city-a-sample-of-the-queasy-politics-of-political-biopics/article34398816/ "Filth City a sample of the queasy politics of political biopics"]. The Globe and Mail, March 23, 2017.

The film stars Pat Thornton as Mayor Hogg, the mayor of York City who is embroiled in a political scandal. The film is loosely based on the crack cocaine scandal surrounding former Toronto mayor Rob Ford. 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.{{Cite web

| url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/film-crew-out-thousands-after-city-double-books-gage-park-1.3247588

| title = Film crew out thousands after city double books Gage Park

| website = CBC Hamilton

| date = September 28, 2015

| access-date = March 1, 2016

}} The film was originally scheduled to be released as a television film on Super Channel in 2016,{{Cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2015/09/21/filth-city-descends-on-hamilton/|title=Filth City descends on Hamilton|website=Playback|first=Julianna|last=Cummins|date=September 21, 2015|access-date=March 7, 2016}} but following that service's bankruptcy, it instead premiered theatrically at the 2017 Canadian Filmmakers' Festival.

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".{{cite web|url=http://www.cp24.com/news/ford-says-maker-of-filth-city-shouldn-t-cross-the-street-when-he-is-driving-down-road-1.3316786|title=Ford says maker of 'Filth City' shouldn't cross the street when he is driving down road|author=Chris Fox|publisher=CP24|date=March 8, 2017|accessdate=March 28, 2017}}