Many of Donald Sutherland's more obscure and/or dubious credits came about as a result of erstwhile Canadian laws dictating that American companies filming in Canada (because it was cheap) had to have a certain percentage of Canadians among its major talents. Canadian actors with American followings such as Sutherland and Lorne Greene, for example, found themselves in demand for such productions and for original Canadian productions hoping to crack the US market, and they would sometimes receive star billing for what were actually minor roles or walk-ons. SCTV lampooned this practice in one of their superb spoofs of Canadian films (which, in turn, were part of the requisite Canadian content similarly mandated for television shows, like SCTV, originating in Canada). I can't recall the title of the ersatz film or which specific Canadian film it might have referenced, but it was a tale of a young man trying to make it in the world of hockey and the "credits" proclaimed that it starred (or had a special appearance by) Donald Sutherland. At one point, the new player (John Candy) and his mentor (Rick Moranis) go on a shopping spree in the big city, and one of the things they buy and proudly display is a poster of Donal Sutherland--which constituted his entire presence in the "film." --Richard J. Leskosky Richard J. Leskosky office phone: (217) 244-2704 Assistant Director FAX: (217) 244-2223 Unit for Cinema Studies University of Illinois ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]