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Smash & Grab: The Rebel Lens of Mike Jones
2026 · 82 min
A fond, funny archival ramble through scrappy homemade comedy, warm with nostalgia and affection for the people who made it.
- Directed by
- Justin Simms
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Mark Critch, Cathy Jones, Andy Jones
- Tagline
- The renegade filmmaker who captured Newfoundland’s comedic coup d’état.
- Overview
- With little more than a 16-mm camera and a bedrock love of place, renegade filmmaker Mike Jones broke the trail for Newfoundland’s cultural renaissance. Through never-before-seen footage of the comedic chaos that was CODCO, Smash & Grab: The Rebel Lens of Mike Jones summons this chapter of Canada’s hilarious history in a joyful journey of rediscovery featuring Mary Walsh, Cathy Jones, Rick Mercer and more.
- How it feels
- Warm, uplifting, earnest and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Art, identity, friendship, media
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Justin Simms
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Mark Critch, Cathy Jones, Andy Jones
