Mulroney: The Opera

Mulroney: The Opera is a satirical Canadian film about former prime minister Brian Mulroney. The film, budgeted at $3.8 million, is directed by Larry Weinstein, who previously worked on nine operas with Dan Redican and Alexina Louie.

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Cast

Brian Mulroney: Rick Miller
Mila Mulroney: Stephanie Mills
Jean Chrétien: Colin Mochrie
Pierre Trudeau: Wayne Best
Ed Broadbent: Ted Dykstra
Ronald Reagan: Joe Matheson
Nancy Reagan: Janet-Laine Green
John Allen Fraser: Dan Lett
Robert Coates: Seán Cullen
Kim Campbell: Joanne Boland
John Turner: Geordie Johnson
Col. Robert R. McCormick: Michael Murphy
Fake Historian: Dan Redican
Debate Moderator: Patrick McKenna
Young Brian: Eamon Stocks

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. Torontoist deemed it the "most recognizably Canadian comedy ever". Greg Quill of the Toronto Star panned the production as "a fiasco, a flame-out for sure, but an epic failure". The Globe and Mail praised the film for having "overwhelming ambition, hyperbole, pathos, satire and politics with clever writing, skilled acting, great voices and compelling music".