The Don Cherry Story coming to CBC TV soon. (No, seriously.)
Casting has begun for a made-for-TV movie (in two-parts, natch) tentatively titled The Don Cherry Story.
The movie’s author? Cherry’s son, Tim.
The script follows the Coach’s Corner star’s early life in hockey’s minor leagues. It ends, oddly abruptly, when Cherry met the CBC’s Ron MacLean nearly 25 years ago.
“We’re trying to find out if Brad Pitt can play the leading role,” Cherry joked.
(Er, at least I think it was a joke.)
Provided the CBC gives it the green light (and really, why wouldn’t it? Sadly, it will likely be one of the most-watched programs of the year), shooting should start within a few months. It is expected to air during next spring’s Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Wasn’t Don Cherry voted one of the 10 Greatest Canadians?
Seems insidecbc has another opinion.
This is a dumb idea. No room for a quality program like Intelligence, but Don Cherry? Dumb, and dumber.
How about a program of your life, D.J.?
Cherry is a Canadian icon as much as any cultural figure this country has ever had.
To even hint that one has to make a case for a movie about his life is to insult your intelligence. Anything this man would share with us of his personal experiences and journey is a gift, thank you very much.
I can’t wait to watch the CBC snob elites go nuts over this. It will be more entertaining than anything CBC TV puts on the airwaves.
Stories about Canadians? Not ‘those kind’ of Canadians! If only Don Cherry played the bassoon.
Like a another commenter said below: CBC Radio orchestra axed, and a movie about Don cherry? Welcome to the new CBC.