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John and the Missus is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Gordon Pinsent released in USA on 23 october 1987 with Jackie Burroughs
John and the Missus (1987)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 23 october 1987
Length 1h40
Directed by Gordon Pinsent
OriginCanada
Genres Drama
Rating75%
John and the Missus is a 1986 Canadian drama film. The film was directed by and starred Gordon Pinsent who wrote the screenplay from his 1974 novel of the same name.
Synopsis
John Munn (Pinsent) is a miner from a small Newfoundland town who gets laid off when the mine closes. Rather than leave the town for work, as everyone else has done, John sets out to save the town along with his wife The Missus (Burroughs).Actors
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