Mad Dog and the Butcher

Mad Dog and the Butcher (French: Les Derniers vilains) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Thomas Rinfret and released in 2019.^[1] The film is a portrait of the Vachon family of professional wrestlers, including Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon and Paul "Butcher" Vachon.^[2]

Mad Dog and the Butcher
French	Les Derniers vilains
Directed by	Thomas Rinfret
Written by	Annick Charlebois Thomas Rinfret Paul Rollins
Produced by	Vito G. Balenzano Valérie Bissonnette Bruno Rosato
Starring	Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon Paul "Butcher" Vachon
Cinematography	Dominic Dorval Vincent Masse Thomas Rinfret Richard Tremblay
Edited by	Benoit Côté Thomas Rinfret
Music by	Joseph Marchand
Production companies	Breakout Entertainment Vélocité International
Distributed by	Spira
Release date	September 21, 2019 (2019-09-21) (FCVQ)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Canada

The film premiered at the Quebec City Film Festival (FCVQ) in September 2019.^[3]

Awards

At the FCVQ, the film won the Prix Jury cinéphile for best first film.^[4]

The film received three Prix Iris nominations at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2020, for Best Documentary Film, Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Dominic Dorval, Vincent Masse, Thomas Rinfret, Richard Tremblay) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Benoit Côté, Thomas Rinfret).^[5]