List of the best John Friesen movies: Why Shoot the Teacher?(1977), Two if by Sea(1996), When Husbands Cheat(1998) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
1977
101 Minutes
Dave McDougall
Bud Cort Samantha Eggar Chris Wiggins Gary Reineke John Friesen Michael J. Reynolds
teacher student housewife townsperson farmer amusing endearing quirky canada saskatchewan prairie classroom new job relocation great depression culture shock rural life education transformation forbidden love
In 1930s Canada, a teacher and a neglected housewife develop a close relationship out of mutual loneliness.
Romance
USA
1996
96 Minutes
Sheriff Herbert Horn
Denis Leary Sandra Bullock Stephen Dillane Yaphet Kotto Wayne Robson Jonathan Tucker Mike Starr Michael Badalucco Lenny Clarke John Friesen
thief girlfriend crime boss fbi agent neighbor cashier amusing lighthearted madcap new england island mansion rhode island beach art theft class distinctions relationships police work fitting in love
A couple steals a Matisse painting on contract. They manage to escape the police. The sale takes place 4 days later on an island. Things don't go as planned.
Drama
1998
96 Minutes
Patricia Kalember Tom Irwin Brenda Vaccaro Gina Clayton Robin Brûlé Bobby Johnston Vince Corazza Stephen Young Rhonda Roberts Heidi von Palleske Karl Pruner
A woman (Patricia Kalember) becomes a detective, then uses her skills to check her policeman husband's (Tom Irwin) fidelity.