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Reno and the Doc
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Wikipedia article
'Reno and the Doc' is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1984.Jay Scott, "Clever Android turns vices into virtues". 'The Globe and Mail', November 30, 1984. Written and directed by Charles Dennis, the film was produced Rose & Ruby Productions for First Choice."For Welsh pay-TV is just that". 'The Globe and Mail', October 8, 1983.
The film stars Kenneth Welsh as Reno, a reclusive ski bum who teams up with Doc (Henry Ramer), a con man, to form a ski racing team. Quite unexpectedly, however, they also find themselves forming a love triangle with Savannah Gates (Linda Griffiths), a female sports reporter.
Awards
The film garnered four Genie Award nominations at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985:Jay Scott, "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". 'The Globe and Mail', February 15, 1985.
*Best Actor: Kenneth Welsh
*Best Actress: Linda Griffiths
*Best Original Song: "A Little Piece of Forever" (Charles Dennis and Betty Lazebnik)
*Best Original Score: Betty Lazebnik
References
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