The Heatwave Lasted Four Days

You probably have never heard of this film but The Heatwave Lasted Four Days is one of the better Canadian films of the 70s. It's about a news reporter (Gordon Pinsent) who gets involved with underworld figures. At first, he does it for extra cash but things soon become more complex than he bargained for. It has good performances from other familiar Canadian actors like Al Waxman and Lawrence Dane and a strong air of credibility is maintained throughout. A lot of Canadian films made around this time were less than wonderful and deserve to be forgotten but The Heatwave Lasted Four Days deserves some respect.

Reporter and Cameraman Cliff Reynolds(Pinsent), while filming at Montreal's Municipal Beach during the Summer Heatwave of '74, coincidentally photographs recent prison escapee, Jerry Cuozzo(Lawrence Dane). A series of vignettes ensue, starting with Reynolds' averice and curiosity. Cuozzo and his friend-girl's paranoia of getting caught, ushers in a plethora of bad judgment calls, along with some "hit-and-miss" shooting from the hip decisions. Never the less, Cuozzo(Dane) has a lot on his plate, and seems to do quite well: First, to allude the police, double-cross his former mobster associates and throw them off the trail, and complete a "deal" regarding a certain Shipment from France of "guess what?" Not a particularly novel theme, but Alexandra Stewart and Domini Blythe are great to watch-They are both very pretty. This is a real sleeper and worth watching.

Lawrence Dane is exceptional. He must be of Italian origins. Canada has a huge Italian population.

Canada usually excels in many other areas, other than movie-making, but this one is very good. It is a NFB of Canada production. They are usually very good.

Try not to miss this one.

Music is great, too. Typically 1970's, right from Hollywood!

I hope Pinsent and Dane--along with the two gorgeous girls are still going strong!