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Scouts Are Cancelled (2007)
Directed by John D. Scott
“Givver Jimmie Givver!”
Documentary · 1h 12m
Director John Scott crafts this look at the curious life of his longtime friend John Stiles — an aspiring writer and former telephone marketer whose midlife meltdown worked wonders for his career. Stiles was down on his luck working as a telemarketer in Toronto when, one day, he threw out his pre-written script and began speaking to customers in curious character voices inspired by his upbringing in Nova Scotia. That month, Stiles made the most sales of any employee and earned a free DVD player for his efforts. In the following years, Stiles threw caution to the wind, venturing out to local open mic nights — where he developed a substantial cult following — and later publishing a pair of books with Insomniac press.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- John D. Scott
Details
- Release date
- 2007-04-25
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- Magpie Productions Ltd.
- Budget
- $18,000