It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway

2017 Canadian film

Alan Thicke
Quinton Aaron
Leah Doz
Jesse Lipscombe

CinematographyJohn SpoonerEdited byCarey KomadinaMusic byMike Shields

Production
company

Mosaic Entertainment

Distributed by108 Media

Release date

January 1, 2017 (2017-01-01)

Running time

96 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish

It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway is a 2017 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Chris Craddock and starring Alan Thicke, Quinton Aaron, Leah Doz and Jesse Lipscombe.^[1]^[2]^[3] The film is based on Craddock's one-man play, Public Speaking.^[3]

Thicke stars as Patrick Spencer, a self-help guru and public speaker whose philosophy of extreme selfishness is encapsulated by the mantra "It's not my fault and I don't care anyway".^[4] However, his attitude toward life is put to the test when his daughter Diana (Doz) is kidnapped and held for ransom by drug dealer Johnny Three Fingers (Jesse Lipscombe).^[4]

The film marked the penultimate film role of Alan Thicke, who died December 13, 2016. He received a posthumous Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Actor in a TV Drama Program or Limited Series at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.^[5] Jesse Lipscombe won a Rosie Award for Best Performance by an Alberta Actor for his work in the film.^[6]

The film premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in 2016 before being distributed primarily through online streaming.^[4]

Cast

Alan Thicke as Patrick Spencer
Quinton Aaron as Brian Calhoun
Leah Doz as Diana Spencer
Jesse Lipscombe as Johnny Three-Fingers
Valerie Planche as Elizabeth Stone
Reamonn Joshee as Smitty
Kevin Hanchard as Edward

References

^ Vlessing, Etan (9 November 2016). "Oscar-Winning Director John Madden Gets Whistler Fest Tribute". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ Lindquist, David (20 October 2016). "10 actors you know who star in Heartland films". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b Wittmeier, Brent (19 June 2015). "Blind Side star in town to play gentle giant in dark comedy". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "It’s not a light comedy… and I don’t care anyway". St. Albert Gazette, December 31, 2016.
^ "Canadian Screen Awards 2018: Anne has leading 13 nominations". CBC News, January 16, 2018.
^ Griwkowsky, Fish (29 April 2017). "And the 2017 AMPIA Rosies film and television winners are ..." Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 23 June 2019.