commence a orison for a Terry Fox biopic .
FromBohemian RhapsodytoElvis, there’s something about capturing a celeb’s life in movie form that just can’t be beat. And there are tons of famous people who would make perfect subjects for a new biopic. So, Reddit useru/houndoom92asked, “What famous Canadian could get a great Hollywoodmovie biopicdone on them?” And these responses are just to good not to share:
1.“Farley Mowat. As Canadian as it gets. Saves thousands from the Nazis with his wits and then comes home and writes charming books about owls.”
– u / Wonderful - Elephant11
2.“Leo Major, although he’s far less famous than he should be. Dude was wild; take a look at his Wikipedia page.”
– [ deleted substance abuser ]
" A Leo Major biopic directed by Tarantino . That would be awesome . "
– u / Yumhotdogstock
" Leo Major . I ’m very surprised it has n’t been made already . "
– u / CherryCherry5
3.“Donald Sutherland. Who his parents were, who he was married to. His kids.”
– uracil / SMVan
" Should see the path he ruled over Panem . "
– u / Obvious_Exercise_910
4.“Tommy Douglas.”
– u / KiaRioGrl , u / Sea_Negotiation_1871,u / ButWhatIfTheyKissed
5.“Jim Carrey’s early life.”
– u / Loveandafortyfive
" That IS a very interesting story and mob . "
– u / Myiiadru2
6.“Probably pre-mature for any of these individuals, as their stories are not finished yet… butCeline Dion, Shania Twain, and Jim Carrey all have really inspring rags-to-riches stories, and interesting personal lives as adults.”
– u / tits_on_bread
7.“Wayne Gretzky. Why hasn’t it happened yet?”
– uranium / blondereckoning
8.“John Ware. Slave turned legendary cowboy and community leader. Wrestled cows for fun.”
– u / Exploding_Antelope
9.“Marie Dressler. She won an Oscar for best actress. Starred in movies with Chaplin. Very cool life.”
– u / Happeningfish08
10.“Alanis Morrissette.”
– uracil / aimforsilence
11.“Ryan Reynolds, but it’s already been done. TitledDeadpool.”
– u / DMIDY
12.“Leslie Neilson.”
– atomic number 92 / sm_rdm_guy
" First and only name that come to mind . My favorite role player of all meter . "
– u / Feisty - Session-7779
13.“I’m wondering how there HASN’T been one done on Terry Fox yet?”
– uracil / brettalmur18
" This would tear my blame heart to smidgen . He was the first name I think of as well . "
– uracil / Handsoffmydink
" One was done age ago . I ’d like to see one done now , to show the monumental progress in Crab inquiry & discussion this one amazing mortal made possible . "
– uranium / Notgreygoddess
14.“Alex Trebek.”
– u / Natural_Ability_4947
" You mean ' Who is Alex Trebek ? ' "
– u / LCranstonKnows
15.“I’d love to see ones on early Canadian-born Hollywood stars like Mary Pickford and Norma Shearer.”
– u / blaublau
16.“Viola Desmond.”
– u / Washtali
" Viola Desmond resist racial separatism in Nova Scotia by refuse to impart a picture show theatre specify whites only and became a accelerator for the civil right motion in Canada . "
17.“Billy Bishop.”
" Although it ’s another era , too few understand what World War 1 actually was . "
– uranium / BigBleu71
18.“Leonard Cohen.”
– u / Status - Persimmon-797
19.“Joni Mitchell.”
– u / Not4U2Understand , u / Fuzzy_Laugh_1117,u / RebirthWizard
20.“David Suzuki.”
– u / Beerinspector
" The dramatic arc is already pose for that one — puerility in an impoundment camp to home ikon . "
– u / SerHerman
21.And finally, of course: “Gord Downie, by far.”
– NecessaryHomework129
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