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Extraordinary Visitor
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'Extraordinary Visitor' is a Canadian comedy film, directed by John W. Doyle and released in 1998."Low-key Visitor a quiet chuckle". 'The Province', February 8, 1999. The film stars Raoul Bhaneja as John the Baptist, sent on a mission from God to find a reason to spare the world from destruction. Ending up in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, he becomes embroiled in the lives of Rick (Andy Jones), a junk salesman and conspiracy theorist, and his wife Marietta (Mary Walsh), a local public access talk show host."The day John the Baptist dropped in on St. John's". 'National Post', February 5, 1999.
The film also stars Janet Michael as Mary, Rick Boland as Pope Innocent XVI, Greg Malone as Cardinal Vignetti, Bryan Hennessey as Archbishop Devine and Jordan Canning as Alison, and features cameo appearances by Mark Critch as a hot dog vendor and Pamela Wallin as a newscaster.
The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival on September 2, 1998,"Here are today's film-festival screenings". 'Montreal Gazette', September 2, 1998. and was screened at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival,"Take Three: Newfoundland films head for Toronto Film Festival, and beyond". 'The Telegram', September 4, 1998. the Cinfest Sudbury International Film Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival and the Atlantic Film Festival"Extraordinary: A gentle millennium comedy opens the Atlantic Film Festival". 'Halifax Daily News', September 18, 1998. before going into general theatrical release in early 1999.
The film won the Audience Award at the Dances With Films festival in 1999,"L.A. awards open doors for Extraordinary Visitor". 'The Telegram', August 3, 1999. and composers Eric Cadesky and Nick Dyer received a Genie Award nomination for Best Original Score at the 20th Genie Awards."Made in Canada?: Less stringent rules for qualification have brought more foreign names and co-productions on to the nominations list, but this year's Genie Awards still feature a strong, very Canadian field of contenders". 'Vancouver Sun', December 8, 1999. It was broadcast by CBC Television on December 30, 1999."John the Baptist visits Newfoundland in drama". 'Victoria Times-Colonist', December 22, 1999.
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