Deaner '89 is a 2024 Canadian action comedy film directed by Sam McGlynn. It stars Paul Spence, Star Slade, Will Sasso, and Mary Walsh. Spence plays Dean Murdoch, a metalhead character from the FUBAR series.[2] In 1989, Murdoch and his sister go on a trip to Calgary to see a heavy metal band, soon after learning that their adoptive parents have hidden from them that they are Indigenous. Dean is Métis[3] and his sister is Blackfoot.

Deaner '89
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Directed bySam McGlynn
Written byPaul Spence
Produced byKyle Irving
Paul Spence
StarringPaul Spence
Star Slade
Will Sasso
Stephen McHattie
Mary Walsh
CinematographySamy Inayeh
Edited byReginald Harkema
Music byJustin Delorme
Paul Spence
Production
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Distributed byMongrel Media
Release date
  • September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06)[1]
Running time
90 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film was released in theaters on September 6, 2024.[1][4]

Despite the Murdoch character having previously appeared in the FUBAR films, the film is not considered a FUBAR sequel, but a standalone film.[5]

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Reception

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Thom Ernst of Original Cin gave the film a B- and wrote, "The comedy here doesn't pull punches — big gags, big cameos, big laughs. Not all of it works, but when it does, it works beautifully."[6]

Andrew Parker of TheGATE.ca gave the film a score of 3 out of 10, writing, "Unassured, scattered, and trying too hard to relive past glories while simultaneously failing to make viewers forget about everything that came before, Deaner '89 is a messy vanity project that never settles on a satisfying hook on which to hang all of its tired jokes about metal heads, hosers, and givin'r."[7]

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  1. ^ a b "'Deaner '89' Traces the Origin Story of Canada's Favourite Metalhead in New Exclusive Clip". Exclaim!. August 19, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Will Sasso, Kevin McDonald, Paul Spence Set to Star in 'Deaner '89' Action Comedy (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. May 30, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Marko Djurdjić, "'Deaner '89' Brings Humour, Heart and Headbanging to Stories of Canadian Atrocities". Exclaim!, September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Deaner '89 trailer: Paul Spence recreates a classic Canadian comedy character (exclusive)". JoBlo.com. July 10, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Jen Zoratti, "Banger of an ’80s origin story". Winnipeg Free Press, September 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Thom Ernst (September 4, 2024). "Deaner '89: Canuck Headbanger Saga Continues, Bro… Just Don't Say Fubar!". Original-Cin. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Deaner '89 Review". TheGATE.ca. September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
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