When his father dies, Jeffrey is sent to live with his aunt Charlotte in Canada. Once there he leads his aunt and his friends in staging, a non-violent hunger strike to try to save his aunt's house from being demolished to make room for a ski resort.
Ryan Reynolds
as Ganesh / Jeffrey
Glenne Headly
as Charlotte
David Fox
as Father / Warren
Paul Anka
as Joey Dean
Heath Lamberts
as Mayor
Ron White
as Rick
Mark Wilson
as Mr. Harris
Cara Pifko
as Lucy
James Bulliard
as Mick
Keith Dinicol
as Mayor's Sidekick
Robert Windsor
as George / Councellor
J. Winston Carroll
as Billy / Police Chief