It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway

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| director = Chris Craddock

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| writer = Chris Craddock

| based_on = {{Based on|Public Speaking|Chris Craddock}}

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Alan Thicke
• Quinton Aaron
• Leah Doz
• Jesse Lipscombe

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| music = Mike Shields

| cinematography = John Spooner

| editing = Carey Komadina

| studio = Mosaic Entertainment

| distributor = 108 Media

| released = {{Film date|2017|01|01}}

| runtime = 96 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

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It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway is a 2017 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Chris Craddock and starring Alan Thicke, Quinton Aaron, Leah Doz and Jesse Lipscombe.{{cite web|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|title=Oscar-Winning Director John Madden Gets Whistler Fest Tribute|date=9 November 2016|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-winning-director-john-madden-gets-whistler-fest-tribute-945866|accessdate=22 November 2016}}{{cite news|last=Lindquist|first=David|title=10 actors you know who star in Heartland films|date=20 October 2016|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/movies/2016/10/19/heartland-film-festival-biel-thicke-rhys-pudi-kidman-dennehy-sudeikis-patel/91910916/|accessdate=22 November 2016}}{{cite news|last=Wittmeier|first=Brent|title=Blind Side star in town to play gentle giant in dark comedy|date=19 June 2015|newspaper=Edmonton Journal|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/movies/blind-side-star-in-town-to-play-gentle-giant-in-dark-comedy|accessdate=22 November 2016}} The film is based on Craddock's one-man play, Public Speaking.

Thicke stars as Patrick Spencer, a self-help guru and public speaker whose philosophy of extreme selfishness is encapsulated by the mantra "It's not my fault and I don't care anyway".[https://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/its-not-a-light-comedy-and-i-dont-care-anyway-20161231 "It’s not a light comedy… and I don’t care anyway"]. St. Albert Gazette, December 31, 2016. However, his attitude toward life is put to the test when his daughter Diana (Doz) is kidnapped and held for ransom by drug dealer Johnny Three Fingers (Jesse Lipscombe).

The film marked the penultimate film role of Alan Thicke, who died December 13, 2016. He received a posthumous Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Actor in a TV Drama Program or Limited Series at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/csa-nominees-2018-1.4489100 "Canadian Screen Awards 2018: Anne has leading 13 nominations"]. CBC News, January 16, 2018. Jesse Lipscombe won a Rosie Award for Best Performance by an Alberta Actor for his work in the film.{{cite news|last=Griwkowsky|first=Fish|title=And the 2017 AMPIA Rosies film and television winners are ...|date=29 April 2017|newspaper=Edmonton Journal|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/television/embargoed-and-the-2017-ampia-rosies-film-and-television-winners-are|accessdate=23 June 2019}}

The film premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in 2016 before being distributed primarily through online streaming.