Duration: 88
Country: Canada
Director: Gary Yates
Cast:Craig
Ferguson, Anna Friel, Kevin Pollak, Wendy Crewson
Synopsis:
Niagara Falls is a romantic destination for
newlyweds and a symbol of beginnings, promise and potential. NIAGARA MOTEL tells
the story of a group of individuals who are there for other reasons than
tourism.
One of them is Loretta Bourgogne, the young, sexy and pregnant
waitress at the Motel restaurant. She has her hands full with the many men who
all want something from her. There¡¯s Dave, the underachieving stapler salesman
who is dating Loretta to impress his boss. There¡¯s Michael, the small-time
hustler who wants to exploit Loretta¡¯s ¡°special quality¡± in the world of adult
porn videos. And there¡¯s Gilles, the father of Loretta¡¯s unborn baby, who wants
her back home in Quebec. Loretta struggles to get out from under all these
people who see her not as who she is but who they want her to be.
Staying in
one of the rooms at the Motel is Denise, a recovering drug addict, and her
husband, an ex-con who mended his life in prison. The couple is desperately
trying to regain custody of their baby from social services. When her passion to
get her child back burns white hot, Denise sets off a bizarre and hilarious
chain of events.
In another room are Henry and Lily, a middle class husband
and wife in a marriage that is precariously on the edge of collapse. Henry, a
former corporate manager, is out of a job and Lily is sourly unhappy because
she¡¯s used to so much more and now they¡¯re on the verge of bankruptcy. Henry
tries in vain to find gainful employment. Knowing that some money has to come
from somewhere, Lily makes friends with a prostitute who lives next
door.