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Wilby Wonderful

IMDb ID: tt0383717 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 6.6 (1,652 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama · Romance

A day-in-the-life dark comedy concerning a group of islanders, their respective secrets, and one man's plan to kill himself quietly.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Wilby Wonderful
Canada: Wilby Wonderful (English)
United Kingdom: Wilby Wonderful
Ireland: Wilby Wonderful (English)
India: Wilby Wonderful (English)
New Zealand: Wilby Wonderful (English)
United States: Wilby Wonderful
South Africa: Wilby Wonderful (English)
Russia: Вилби Великолепный
Вилби Великолепный
Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date2005-09-09Runtime99 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews26Critic Reviews17Countries / RegionsCanadaLanguagesEnglishKeywordsmotel room
motel
sex scandal
husband wife relationship
gay character
Filming LocationsShelburne, Nova Scotia, CanadaProduction CompaniesMongrel Media
Palpable Productions
Da Da Kamera
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383717/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0383717.jpgUpdated At2025-08-25T13:07:09

Stars

James Allodi
Callum Keith Rennie
Elliot Page
Rebecca Jenkins
Sandra Oh
Paul Gross
Marcella Grimaux
Daniel MacIvor
Terri Sanderson
Chris Saunderson

Directors

Daniel MacIvor

Writers

Daniel MacIvor

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: James Allodi | Character: Dan Jarvis
Actor: Callum Keith Rennie | Character: Duck MacDonald
Actor: Elliot Page | Character: Emily Anderson
Actor: Rebecca Jenkins | Character: Sandra Anderson
Actor: Sandra Oh | Character: Carol French
Actor: Paul Gross | Character: Buddy French
Actor: Marcella Grimaux | Character: Mackenzie Fisher
Actor: Daniel MacIvor | Character: Stan Lastman
Actor: Terri Sanderson | Character: Reporter
Actor: Chris Saunderson | Character: Photographer
Actor: Caleb Langille | Character: Taylor
Actor: Patrick Keeler | Character: Stuart
Actor: Maury Chaykin | Character: Mayor Brent Fisher
Actor: Chett Buchanan | Character: Golfing Businessman #1
Actor: Mike Goodfellow | Character: Golfing Businessman #2
Actor: Mary Ellen MacLean | Character: Irene
Actor: Ed Cayer | Character: Lotto Man
Actor: Devon Chisholm | Character: Jennie
Actor: Judith Hasen | Character: Lotto Woman
Actor: Kathryn MacLellan | Character: Deena
Actor: Rita Howell | Character: Mrs.Corkum
Actor: Lauren Ehrenworth | Character: Bartender
Actor: Susannah Hoffmann | Character: Elaine Fisher
Actor: Deborah Bowles | Character: Neighbour
Actor: Lorraine Chapman | Character: Neighbour
Actor: Gil Anderson | Character: Nurse
Actor: Allan Hawco | Character: Radio Announcer
Actor: Shannon Perreault | Character: Radio Announcer
Actor: Hannah Gross | Character: Girl at Motel
Actor: Jack Gross | Character: Boy at Motel

[Directors Group]
Name: Daniel MacIvor | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Daniel MacIvor | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Geneviève Appleton | Role: Producer
Name: Camelia Frieberg | Role: Producer
Name: Joe Frieberg | Role: Producer
Name: Sherrie Johnson | Role: Producer
Name: Stephen J. Turnbull | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Michael Timmins | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Rudolf Blahacek | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Mike Munn | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Emanuel Jannasch | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Ann Bromley | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Ian Greig | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Lin Chapman | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Paulette Cable | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Evan Hyisky | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jim Macdonald | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Geneviève Appleton | Role: Production Manager
Name: Stephen J. Turnbull | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Sarah Campbell | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lisa Fennell | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mary Reynolds | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Nicole Trask | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Mike Balish | Role: Art Department
Name: Lance Barney | Role: Art Department
Name: Joseph Bower | Role: Art Department
Name: Jamie Clarke | Role: Art Department
Name: Jody Davis | Role: Art Department
Name: Bernard Faye | Role: Art Department
Name: Andre Fiske | Role: Art Department
Name: Harry Goodick | Role: Art Department
Name: Peter Haegart | Role: Art Department
Name: Robert Hardiman | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Hupman | Role: Art Department
Name: Hugh Jones | Role: Art Department
Name: Karl McNutt | Role: Art Department
Name: Colin Paul | Role: Art Department
Name: Terry Reashore | Role: Art Department
Name: Teresa Stevens | Role: Art Department
Name: Todd Tudball | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Fred Brennan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steph Carrier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kathy Choi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Martin Gwynn Jones | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frank Kavanagh | Role: Sound Department
Name: Garrett Kerr | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sid Lieberman | Role: Sound Department
Name: John MacDonald | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brent MacLean | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jim Rillie | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Rose | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lou Solakofski | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jane Tattersall | Role: Sound Department
Name: Randy Wilson | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Randy Boliver | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Nance Ackerman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian A. Adams | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Billy Buttery | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eve Court | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jody Davis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rob Eshelby | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Fiendel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jason Jackson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hugh Jones | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Roddy Kosub | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ruth Leggett | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carl Nigi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Becky Parsons | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Demetri Portelli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gareth Roberts | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gary Sandover | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kelsey Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Todd Voogt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Wishart | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jason Ball | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Simone Chia | Role: Casting Department
Name: Peter Oliver | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Kirin Jordan | Role: Costume Department
Name: Diana Redmond | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Shannon Perreault | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Catherine Rankin | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Lyn Anne Sparrow | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Darlene Bursell | Role: Location Management
Name: Michell Desnoyers | Role: Location Management
Name: Margo Mosher | Role: Location Management
Name: Brian R. Shaw | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Richard Bell | Role: Music Department
Name: Jeff Bird | Role: Music Department
Name: Jaro Czerwynec | Role: Music Department
Name: Peter Moore | Role: Music Department
Name: Ron Proulx | Role: Music Department
Name: Jane Tattersall | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael Timmins | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Shauna Hatt | Role: Production Department
Name: Teresa Stevens | Role: Production Department
Name: Todd Stevens | Role: Production Department
Name: Fay Sullivan | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Maggie Thomas | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Tom Carew | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Mervin Geddes | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Robert Meade | Role: Transportation Department
Name: John Sampson | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Philip H. Scott | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Michael Sullivan | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Emmanuel 'Manny' Taylor | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Helen Taylor | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Frank Anderson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jackie Annesty | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Aske | Role: Additional Crew
Name: William Bower | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daphne Butler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: William Cameron | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Simone Chia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andy Clark | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lorraine Clark | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jeff Corkum | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christine Crawford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Keith Currie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hugh Davidson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kevin Forbes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gordon D. Fyvie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Gibson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pauline Goodick | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jack Gross | Role: Additional Crew
Name: J. Paul Halferty | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Allan Hawco | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Victoria M. Healy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Hinton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Skippy Johnson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Wynne Jordan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Suzanne Kerr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Martyn Krys | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kim Livingston | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Allison MacDonald | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Katharina Mayer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lothar Mayer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Harry O'Conner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mila Patriki | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicky Pemberton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rodger Pike | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kimberly Purtell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Suzanne Richard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alicia Rei Rolfe | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joanne Rourke | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Don Sinclair | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lyn Anne Sparrow | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tyler Stevens | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bill Suttle | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jim Swansburg | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dale Thomas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Townsend | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Beverly Warren | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Brent Barclay | Role: Thanks
Name: Richard Blonski | Role: Thanks
Name: Amnon Buchbinder | Role: Thanks
Name: William Cameron | Role: Thanks
Name: Ed Carter | Role: Thanks
Name: Sue Conley | Role: Thanks
Name: Damhnait Doyle | Role: Thanks
Name: Richard Feren | Role: Thanks
Name: Jill Franklin | Role: Thanks
Name: John Furniotis | Role: Thanks
Name: Susan Furniotis | Role: Thanks
Name: Peter Gibson | Role: Thanks
Name: Linda Grey | Role: Thanks
Name: Serge Grimaux | Role: Thanks
Name: Emm Gryner | Role: Thanks
Name: Moira Holmes | Role: Thanks
Name: Pam Irwin | Role: Thanks
Name: Heather Kinkaid | Role: Thanks
Name: Susan Leblanc-Crawford | Role: Thanks
Name: Rich Lim | Role: Thanks
Name: Hugh Marsh | Role: Thanks
Name: Shandi Mitchell | Role: Thanks
Name: Linda Moore | Role: Thanks
Name: Erin Nichols | Role: Thanks
Name: Martin Pink | Role: Thanks
Name: Jeremy Podeswa | Role: Thanks
Name: Bob Redding | Role: Thanks
Name: Willie Stevenson | Role: Thanks
Name: Gordon Swansburg | Role: Thanks
Name: Chaz Thorne | Role: Thanks
Name: Greta Varna | Role: Thanks
Name: Reg Vermue | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Wilby Wonderful | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3104348697/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3104348697/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563518606360.mp4?Expires=1788379639&Signature=iiSvxgVVYKtv7tn5-NKSyplbvL6pM--tgTRKiXkvrC0Hw7YjYWvwQB6fo~9OJk7Pmxt6t2eQF~MkAcMXX1Ka6pfVpoLbXAiOXHXsHXgFHItged0xjPNZMFxCP2-zPli6LjrspS0OTW2tPrENf7qKaFfdLrnPRIBTo5HgBkv-HnbKy2O7eODXRNfcRBF0qfQOXjtWnEALaG5qUiEKtIZB-GWTznhm-OorZIAg6PtRkK-fO3bI5CsUhQofLJZcxMXHH95ab9xV8LKZxBgDOBdpVs21eDvN40jJSViW9my8~MdAvmpRlxMzHSJ1IFl9~tYXHUL9jPME7nE5tu4hmqtS3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Canada: September 13, 2004 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Canada: September 26, 2004 (Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival)
United States: March 11, 2005 (Cleveland International Film Festival)
United States: April 23, 2005 (USA Film Festival)
United States: April 24, 2005 (Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
United Kingdom: May 7, 2005 (Commonwealth Film Festival)
United States: June 6, 2005 (New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
United States: June 22, 2005 (San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
United States: July 13, 2005 (Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Spain: September 9, 2005
United Kingdom: April 7, 2006 (London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
France: August 29, 2007 (DVD premiere)

Awards

Winner | 2005 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | VFCC Award | Best Supporting Actress - Canadian Film | Rebecca Jenkins, Wilby Wonderful
Nominee | 2006 | Chlotrudis Awards | Chlotrudis Award | Best Ensemble Cast | Wilby Wonderful
Nominee | 2006 | Chlotrudis Awards | Chlotrudis Award | Best Original Screenplay | Daniel MacIvor, Wilby Wonderful
Nominee | 2006 | Chlotrudis Awards | Chlotrudis Award | Best Supporting Actress | Sandra Oh, Wilby Wonderful
Winner | 2004 | Atlantic Film Festival | Atlantic Canadian Award | Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Female | Elliot Page, Wilby Wonderful
Nominee | 2005 | Genie Awards | Genie | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Elliot Page, Wilby Wonderful
Nominee | 2005 | Genie Awards | Genie | Best Achievement in Music - Original Song | Rebecca Jenkins, Wilby Wonderful | For the song "Something's Coming".
Nominee | 2005 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | VFCC Award | Best Director - Canadian Film | Daniel MacIvor, Wilby Wonderful

Box Office

New Zealand: USD 1749
Period: Jan 15 – 18, 2009 | Rank: 39 | Weeks in release: 14 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 1749 | Interval gross: USD 19 | Per theater average: USD 19
Period: Jan 8 – 11, 2009 | Rank: 40 | Weeks in release: 13 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 1854 | Interval gross: USD 27 | Per theater average: USD 27
Period: Dec 4 – 7, 2008 | Rank: 41 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 1405 | Interval gross: USD 73 | Per theater average: USD 36
Period: Nov 27 – 30, 2008 | Rank: 39 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 1310 | Interval gross: USD 239 | Per theater average: USD 119
Period: Oct 30 – Nov 2, 2008 | Rank: 50 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 1113 | Interval gross: USD 106 | Per theater average: USD 106
Period: Oct 23 – 26, 2008 | Rank: 43 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 872 | Interval gross: USD 325 | Per theater average: USD 325
Period: Oct 16 – 19, 2008 | Rank: 37 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 486 | Interval gross: USD 486 | Per theater average: USD 486