Beauty Day (2011)

Before the body-threatening antics of Jackass came crashing into public consciousness, there was Ontario's Ralph Zavadil, aka Cap'n Video, who cascaded off roofs into snowbanks, jumped off ladders into half-empty swimming pools, and drank eggs through his nostrils. Beauty Day is a rambunctious documentary about this irrepressible pioneer of local-access cable shenanigans who entertained and outraged viewers in the small city of St. Catharines-until a special Easter Show, featuring a fat rabbit and adorable puppies (none of which were hurt), got him kicked off the air for good. With a nod to Werner Herzog, Cheel follows the life and times of Cap'n Video and finds that the Cap'n is still quite a firecracker. Written by Laurence Kardish

Released June 10, 2011 92 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, mdblist.one-actor, imdb.cable-access-show, imdb.title-spoken-by-character, aspectratio.2-35-1

Production Companies: Fast & Scientific Productions, Primitive Entertainment

Country: United States
Production Country: Canada
Languages: English