Mad Dog and the Butcher

Mad Dog and the Butcher (French: Les Derniers vilains) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Thomas Rinfret and released in 2019.[1] The film is a portrait of the Vachon family of professional wrestlers, including Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon and Paul "Butcher" Vachon.[2]

Mad Dog and the Butcher
FrenchLes Derniers vilains
Directed byThomas Rinfret
Produced byVito G. Balenzano
Valérie Bissonnette
Bruno Rosato
Written byAnnick Charlebois
Thomas Rinfret
Paul Rollins
StarringMaurice "Mad Dog" Vachon
Paul "Butcher" Vachon
Music byJoseph Marchand
CinematographyDominic Dorval
Vincent Masse
Thomas Rinfret
Richard Tremblay
Edited byBenoit Côté
Thomas Rinfret
Production
company
Breakout Entertainment
Vélocité International
Distributed bySpira
Release date
  • September 21, 2019 (2019-09-21) (FCVQ)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryCanada

The film premiered at the Quebec City Film Festival (FCVQ) in September 2019.[3]

Awards

At the FCVQ, the film won the Prix Jury cinéphile for best first film.[4]

The film received three Prix Iris nominations at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2020, for Best Documentary Film, Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Dominic Dorval, Vincent Masse, Thomas Rinfret, Richard Tremblay) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Benoit Côté, Thomas Rinfret).[5]

References
  1. Chantal Guy, "Mythologie de la lutte et des méchants". La Presse, December 6, 2019.
  2. Éric Moreault, "Les derniers vilains: ça fait mal, ça fait très mal...". Le Soleil, December 5, 2019.
  3. Cédric Bélanger, "5 films incontournables à voir au Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec". Le Journal de Québec, August 20, 2019.
  4. Cédric Bélanger, "FCVQ: le Grand prix au film québécois Kuessipan". Le Journal de Québec, September 19, 2019.
  5. "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix". Ici Radio-Canada, June 10, 2020.
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