{"id":42807,"date":"2023-10-03T21:36:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T01:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reelcanada.ca\/film\/citizen-duane\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T12:34:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:34:26","slug":"citizen-duane","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/reelcanada.ca\/film\/citizen-duane\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizen Duane"},"content":{"rendered":"
A quirky comedy with a lot of heart,\u00a0Citizen Duane<\/i>\u00a0tells the tale of Duane Balfour (Smith), a teenager with big dreams born into a family of spectacular failures. What starts out as a simple schoolyard rivalry snowballs out of control when Duane decides to run for mayor of his tiny town of Ridgeway. To succeed, he must overcome not only powerful political opponents, but also his own insecurities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Duane's favourite teacher (Fox), his girlfriend and even his mom try to dissuade him from his goal, but Duane's irrepressible desire to challenge the powers that be is too strong. With the help of his misfit uncle (Logue), he just might stand a chance of becoming a credible candidate!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNapoleon Dynamite<\/i> \u2014 Canuck style!\u201d \u2014 Jim Slotek, Sun Media<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A quirky comedy with a lot of heart,\u00a0Citizen Duane\u00a0tells the tale of Duane Balfour (Smith), a teenager with big dreams born into a family of spectacular failures. What starts out… <\/p>\n