Why Rock the Boat?
1974 Canadian film
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Why Rock the Boat? is a 1974 Canadian romantic comedy film directed by John Howe.[1] The film stars Stuart Gillard and also includes Henry Beckman, Sean Sullivan, Cec Linder, Maurice Podbrey, Patricia Hamilton, Jean-Pierre Masson, Henry Ramer and Peter MacNeill.
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| Why Rock the Boat? | |
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| Directed by | John Howe |
| Written by | William Weintraub |
| Produced by | William Weintraub |
| Starring | Stuart Gillard Tiiu Leek |
| Cinematography | Savas Kalogeras |
| Edited by | Marie-Hélène Guillemin |
| Music by | John Howe |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $450,000 |
The screenplay was written by journalist and humorist William Weintraub, as an adaptation of his own comic novel.[2] Notably, he dropped the novel's most famous scene, which took place in a nudist colony, due to concerns that the scene would cause problems for the film's content rating.[3]
Plot
Harry Barnes is a young journalist in Montreal who becomes romantically involved with Julia Martin, a reporter for a competing newspaper who is organizing to unionize their industry.
Production
The film had a budget of $450,000 (equivalent to $2,820,229 in 2025).[4]
Awards
The film received two Canadian Film Awards in 1975, for Best Actor (Gillard) and Best Supporting Actor (Beckman).[5] It was a nominee for Best Feature Film, but did not win.[6] It won the Bronze Hugo at the 1974 Chicago International Film Festival.
