Anchor Zone

Directed by Andrée Pelletier

Canada, 1994 (fiction, 82 minutes, colour, English)

Film Description:
"Set in 2010, the city is in chaos with street kids facing the threat of 'rehabilitation'. Against this backdrop, a young girl tries to trace her long-lost grandfather."
-- Screen International (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by:	T.H. Hatte
Produced by:	Ken Pittman, Rosemary House
Principal Cast:	Michael Luke, Henry Czerny, Nicole Stoffman, Pheilm Martin, Andrew Younghusband, Mark Critch, Ron Hynes, Janis Spence, Sebastian Spence, Michelle Jackson, Barry Newhook, Javk Lamphear, Darrin Forward, Hassan Bangura, Jocelyn Thomas, Ashley Billard, Jon Whalen, Ruth Lawrence, Janet Edmonds, Laura House, Gabriel Williams, Monica Walsh, Leslie Boddie, Carlos Vinc, Frances Knickle, Jane Manson, Liz Pickard, John Ryan
Cinematography:	Michael Jones
Film Editing:	Hélène Girard, Michael Munn
Music:	Sandy Morris
Production Company:	Red Ochre Productions

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Notes about Anchor Zone

Filmed in St. John's, Newfoundland.

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Quote about Anchor Zone

"Set in 2010, Anchor Zone is about a bankrupt port. The community has been taken over by a corporation facing rebellion from feisty teenagers. [Henry] Czerny is the villain, a scientist using computers to boost the intelligence of its youth. Anchor Zone's assets include its gritty St. John's locations and a young, enthusiastic cast that features Nicole Stoffman, from the TV series Degrassi Junior High, and local comics Mark Critch and Andrew Younghusband. Liabilities include clunky special effects and props, and a confusing plot that seems awkwardly preoccupied with science fiction concepts such as computer implants in humans that have been more deftly used elsewhere."
-- Canadian Press (source)

Bibliography for Anchor Zone

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

Canadian Press. "Newfoundland film Anchor Zone opening slowly." Hamilton Spectator, May 13, 1995.
Playback. "Weighing anchor in St John's zone (filming of Anchor Zone)." Playback, vol. 8, no. 4, November 8, 1993.

Web Sites about Anchor Zone

"IMDb: Anchor Zone." Internet Movie Database, Inc. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109114/reference.