The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood (1986)

10 years in the making, the iconic comedy cult classic. The first movie to be fully made and produced in Newfoundland.

• Comedy
• Drama
• Fantasy

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.

Rating

8.7 / 10 (3 votes)

Release date

January 2, 1986

Runtime

1h 50m

Language

English

Director

Michael Jones, Andy Jones

Status

Released