Drawing Flies

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Drawing Flies
Poster
Directed byMalcolm Ingram
Matt Gissing
Written byMalcolm Ingram
Matt Gissing
Produced byMalcolm Ingram
Matt Gissing
Scott Mosier
Kevin Smith
StarringJason Lee
Jason Mewes
Renee Humphrey
Carmen Lee
CinematographyBrian Pearson
Edited byMalcolm Ingram
Matt Gissing
Distributed byView Askew Productions
Release date
November 24, 1996[1]
Running time
76 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Drawing Flies is a 1996 comedy film from

Kevin Smith's View Askew Productions. It was written, directed, and edited by filmmakers Malcolm Ingram and Matt Gissing, with financial backing from Smith and Scott Mosier. This was Jason Lee's first leading role. The movie gets its namesake from a song by the band Soundgarden.

Synopsis

After they get cut off welfare, Donner (

Sasquatch
. They, of course, think he's crazy. There is conflict. Donner insists he is onto something, but the others just write him off. But to make matters worse, they uncover all kinds of bizarre and dangerous activity as they wander through the woods in search of not only Bigfoot himself but any hope of a future. Eventually, Donner does find Bigfoot and has a campfire with him (as well as others).

Cast

Actor Role
Jason Lee Donner
Jason Mewes Az
Renee Humphrey Meg
Carmen Lee Cassidy
Martin Brooks Jake
Scott Mosier Diaperman
Silent Bob
)
John
Willam Black
)
Ethan
Joey Lauren Adams Hippy Chick

Production notes

While making

Clerks was used to film Drawing Flies. The film was only featured at a few film festivals before it was given a DVD release in 2002. Kevin Smith wears his "Silent Bob
" outfit from Mallrats and is credited as "Silent Bob", although the character is referred to as "John". He never utters a line.

Home media

The film was released on DVD on February 26, 2002.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Drawing Flies". 25 November 1996.
  2. ^ Wolf, Jessica (February 7, 2002). "Little-Seen Kevin Smith Film Bows Same Day as Silent Bob". hive4media.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

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