Percy

2020
PG-13
1h 39m

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6.4/10

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A Canadian farmer takes on a giant corporation after their GMOs interfere with his crops.A Canadian farmer takes on a giant corporation after their GMOs interfere with his crops.A Canadian farmer takes on a giant corporation after their GMOs interfere with his crops.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

3.3K

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Percy Vs Goliath Official US Trailer (2021)

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Percy Vs Goliath: We're Going To The Supreme Court

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Percy Vs Goliath: We're Going To The Supreme Court

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Percy Schmeiser died on October 13th 2020, 4 days after the film's theatrical release. He was 89 years old.

Goofs
As the Court of Appeal scene begins the viewer hears "The Third District Court of Appeals is now in session." Neither Saskatchewan, nor anywhere in Canada, has numbered district courts of appeal, let alone a district Court of Appeal. Courts are located in judicial centres.

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7/10

standard underdog story

In 1998, Percy Schmeiser (Christopher Walken) is a cantankerous canola farmer in rural Saskatchewan. He receives a letter from Monsanto demanding $19k for using their crop genes. It's the groundbreaking legal battle between a single farmer and a global conglomerate. Jackson Weaver (Zach Braff) is his small town lawyer. Rebecca Salcau (Christina Ricci) is an environmental advocate eager to join the case.

This is very much the standard underdog story. The movie should center around Percy and Jackson. Rebecca does muscle into the second lead position and that is problematic. I can understand the movie writing an environmentalist in that way. It may even be very true to the reality. It would be better to make her less prominent. There is also the problem of Monsanto as the villain. It has no face and the movie generates no actual character doing the villainy. In the end, this important little-known story has a simple compelling lead hero and that's good.