The Bay Boy (1984)
- Starring:
- Liv Ullmann, Kiefer Sutherland, (more)
- Director(s):
- Daniel Petrie
Synopsis of The Bay Boy
Kiefer Sutherland won a Genie Award for his performance in Bay Boy. In 1937 Nova Scotia, Donald Campbell (Sutherland) lives with his dirt-poor parents (Liv Ullmann and Peter Donat). His folks hope that Donald will enter the priesthood, but he isn't keen on this. For one thing, he harbors "unnatural" feelings towards a nun; for another, one of the local priests has made sexual advances towards him. Donald prefers to spend his time with pretty sisters Saxon and Dianna (Leah Pinsent and Jane McKinnon) -- but even this becomes untenable when the boy witnesses a homicidal hate crime committed by the girls' father, police constable Tom Coldwell (Alan Scarfe). It is in this intolerable atmosphere that Donald finally comes of age, which is the point to which the film is leading. Weighed down with an unnecessarily complex script, Kiefer Sutherland comes off quite well in Bay Boy; the other performers -- even the estimable Liv Ullmann -- tend to be one-note stereotypes. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Bay Boy
- Liv Ullmann - Jennie Campbell
- Alan Scarfe - Sgt. Tom Coldwell
- Peter Donat - Will Campbell
- Peter Spence - Joe Campbell
- Stéphane Audran - Blanche
- Jane McKinnon - Dianna Coldwell
- Pauline Lafont - Janine Chaisson
- Josephine Chaplin - Marie Chaisson
- Leah King Pinsent - Saxon Coldwell
- Tom Rack - Sol Silver
- Bob Rose - Danny McIssac
- Kiefer Sutherland - Donald Campbell
- Mathieu Carrière - Father Chaisson
- Isabelle Mejias - Mary McNeil
- Chris Wiggins - Chief Charles McInnes
- David Ferry - Walt Roach
- Robert Taylor - Paddy O'Neil
- Thomas Peacocke - Father McKinnon
- Kevin McKenzie - Mr. Rankin
- Fannie Shore - Mrs. Silver
- Joe MacPherson - Rory McInnes
- Director(s):
- Daniel Petrie
- Writer(s):
- Daniel Petrie
- Producer(s):
- Denis Heroux, John Kemeny
- 1985 - Genie Awards - Best Supporting Actor
- 1985 - Genie Awards - Best Costume Design
- 1985 - Genie Awards - Best Art Direction
- 1985 - Genie Awards - Best Screenplay
- 1985 - Genie Awards - Best Sound Editing
- 1985 - Genie Awards - Best Picture
- 1985 - Genie Awards - Best Actor
- 1985 - Genie Awards - Best Sound Editing
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