Review of Canadian Bacon (1995) by Sarah O — 22 Oct 2007

Hilarious; this movie makes no apologies for its satire of american culture of paranoia and its use of canadian sterotypes,... definitely not to be taken too seriously.

This review of Canadian Bacon (1995) was written by Sarah O on 22 Oct 2007.

Canadian Bacon has generally received mixed reviews.

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