Scouts Are Cancelled

• Movies
• 2007-04-25
• EN
• Released
• 1h 12m
• Documentary
• Budget: $18,000.00

• 0.0
• 0

Production

Magpie Productions Ltd.

Tagline

Givver Jimmie Givver!

Storyline

Director John Scott crafts this look at the curious life of his longtime friend John Stiles — an aspiring writer and former telephone marketer whose midlife meltdown worked wonders for his career. Stiles was down on his luck working as a telemarketer in Toronto when, one day, he threw out his pre-written script and began speaking to customers in curious character voices inspired by his upbringing in Nova Scotia. That month, Stiles made the most sales of any employee and earned a free DVD player for his efforts. In the following years, Stiles threw caution to the wind, venturing out to local open mic nights — where he developed a substantial cult following — and later publishing a pair of books with Insomniac press.