A hearty thanks to Anagram Pictures for granting permission to post images and sounds from The Delicate Art of Parking on this website. All photos on this page were captured from the film's DVD, except where noted otherwise.
Fred Ewanuick in The Delicate Art of Parking (2003)
The following descriptive blurb comes directly from the
The Delicate Art of Parking website:
"Documentary filmmaker Lonny Goosen is mad as hell. He's just had his car towed again! With nearly $3,000 in outstanding tickets, he decides enough is enough and sets out to film a scathing expose of the corrupt institution of parking enforcement. With the camera rolling, Lonny has no trouble finding the people that are only too happy to vent their anger towards "the system". But not surprisingly, the parking enforcers themselves don't want to talk to him.
That is, until he stumbles upon Grant Parker, a parking enforcer who, despite constant abuse from the public, finds truth, honour and serenity in the act of ticketing. Grant's religious devotion to the work is challenged, however, when his best friend and personal mentor is run down by an irate motorist and knocked into a deep coma. With the help of a Russian sound recordist and a seven foot tall tow truck driver, Grant and Lonny embark on a comical investigation into the delicate art of parking."
In The Delicate Art of Parking: A Comical Investigation, Fred plays parking enforcement officer Grant Parker.
Photo borrowed from The Delicate Art of Parking website.
This is a really great movie. Everyone can relate to it one way or another, be it as a parking bylaw offender, government employee or contractor, or even film-maker. And, if you're a fan of Fred Ewanuick, this movie is a must-see (or even must-have) since his is the leading role and there's ample opportunity to see him strut his acting stuff.
One of my favourite lines is said while the film-maker character, Lonny, is getting a taste of what it's like to be a parking enforcement officer. Frustrated that a violator tore up the ticket he just gave them, Lonny hits a nearby parking meter with his clipboard. Grant shouts exasperatedly while looking at the violated meter, "You can't hit the meter!" (Listen here!)
Screenshot of Fred auditioning for the role of Grant Parker
The mockumentary won the title of Best Canadian Film at the Montreal World Film Festival and the title of Most Popular Canadian Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Here are some bonus shots of the film's last scene, where Grant and Murray (the parking enforcement guru, played by Gary Jones) have embarked on new careers as agents for Hunters and Collectors, a collection agency (photos copyright Bob Akester):
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