Touch & Go is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Scott Simpson and released in 2002."Touch for free". Halifax Daily News, November 22, 2002. The film stars Jeff Douglas as Darcy, a young man in his early 20s working as a tour guide in Halifax, whose ambivalent attitude toward becoming an adult is challenged when his friends Lynn (Patricia Zentilli) and Peter (Stephen Sharkey) announce plans to move away for Lynn's career.Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 221.
The cast also includes Elliot Page in a small role as a skateboarder, as well as Cassie MacDonald, Glen Michael Grant, Karen Beverly, Kevin Curran, Joseph Rutten, Gordon Gammie, Andy Smith, Krista MacDonald, Anaïs Guimond, Mark Owen, Linda Busby and Robert D. Morais in supporting roles.
Shot in Halifax in 2001,Distin Dinoff, "imX enlists top-notch directing talents". Playback, December 19, 2001. the film premiered at the 2002 Atlantic International Film Festival."Atlantic Film Festival unveils lineup of films and events". The Daily Gleaner, August 29, 2002.
Reception The film was reviewed by Variety who said it had "a light helming touch, a breakout lead performance … neatly shot with a quirky, original style."
After many years of being difficult to locate, the film was screened at the inaugural edition of the Nova Scotia Retro Film Festo in January 2025.Sean Mott, "Film festival offers glimpse into Nova Scotia’s past". CTV Atlantic, January 26, 2025.
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