An army of dwarves wielding medieval weapons, junkies, and inept Satanists, these elements make Allan Moyle?s Weirdsville what it is.The dark comedy about two drug-fiends mired in all sorts of mischief is nothing if not eclectic.  Middle-aged fans are likely to laugh as hard as the Harold and Kumar demographic. Moyle?s accomplished visual style and Willem Wennekers? clever script elevate it above the terrain of your typical broad comedy.

?I could just stand up here and talk about how fun it is to be a Canadian drug addict?, joked Moyle after the film. A young lady in front of me was having a difficult time breathing after a brief encounter with megahunk Scott Speedman before the screening.  I wonder what was going through her head as he sat a few inches in front of her during the Q and A period, head hung low, shyly (no doubt ?adorably? in her opinion) passing on questions.

Programmer Marguerite Pigott wanted to know how Speedman and co-star Wes Bentley developed such great chemistry. Bentley said he showed up at Speedman?s door wearing a bathrobe, and figured if he didn?t get the joke, then it wasn?t meant to be. When asked if they?d do another one, Bentley joked only if they could pay the rising star Speedman enough.

Wennekers discussed how the film was initially intended as a horror or action film. He credits Moyle with gentling nudging him to include more comedy to humanize the outlandish plot.There are dozens of hilarious sight-gags, and as Marguerite pointed out, the chemistry between Speedman and Bentley is so organic, it alone makes the film worth watching. The supporting cast doesn?t drop the ball however, and small but memorable roles from the likes of Matt Frewer and Joe Dinicol really keep things moving.