Zero Patience

John Greyson
1993-09-10


5.5
100 min

The ghost of "patient zero", who allegedly first brought AIDS to North America - materialises and tries to contact old friends. Meanwhile, the Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton, who drank from the Fountain of Youth and now works as Chief Taxidermist at the Toronto Natural history Museum, is trying to organise an exhibition about the disease for the museum's "Hall of Contagion".

Cast

Name Character Team
John Robinson Sir Richard Francis Burton Unowned
Norman Fauteux Zero Unowned
Dianne Heatherington Mary Unowned
Richardo Keens-Douglas George Unowned
Charlotte Boisjoli Maman Unowned
Brenda Kamino Dr Cheng Unowned
Michael Callen Miss HIV Unowned
Marla Lukofsky African Green Monkey Unowned
Von Flores Ray Unowned
Scott Hurst Michael Unowned
Duncan McIntosh Ross Unowned
Cassel Miles Barry Unowned
Benjamin Plener Ted Unowned
Ann Medina Narrator (voice) Unowned
Benedict Campbell Newscaster (voice) Unowned
Bernard Behrens Dr Placebo Unowned
Colin Campbell Unowned
Charles Azulay Shower Boy Unowned
David Gale Shower Boy Unowned
Howard Rosenstein Shower Boy Unowned
Louise Garfield CMV Unowned
Janice Hladki Syphilis Unowned
Johanna Householder Mycoplasma Unowned
Jeffrey Akomah School Kid Unowned
Rae Ellen Hutley School Kid Unowned
Kate Rodrigues School Kid Unowned
Peggy Baker Snake Unowned
Bill Coleman Fox Unowned
David Gonzales Mouse Unowned
Yvonne Ng Parrot Unowned
Lisa Alexander Swimmer Unowned
Philip Drube Swimmer Unowned
Bill Eadie Swimmer Unowned
Pam Johnson Swimmer Unowned
Charmaine Headley Swimmer Unowned
Myles Pearson Swimmer Unowned
Dan Wild Swimmer Unowned
Erin Woodley Swimmer Unowned
David Roche Reporter #1 Unowned
Andrew Paterson Reporter #2 Unowned
Marni Jackson Reporter #3 Unowned
Jeremy Podeswa AIDS Demonstrator Unowned
Patricia Rozema AIDS Demonstrator Unowned
Richard Fung Bathhouse Patron Unowned