Rip-Off (film)

Rip-Off
Film poster
Directed byDonald Shebib
Written byWilliam Fruet
Produced byBennett Fode
Starring
CinematographyRichard Leiterman
Edited by
  • Donald Shebib
  • Tony Lower
Music by
Production
company
Phoenix Film Productions Ltd.
Distributed byAlliance Releasing
Release date
  • 30 September 1971 (1971-09-30) (Canada)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Rip-Off: Trying to Find Your Own Thing (better known simply as Rip-Off; French: Rêver en couleur; U.S.: Virgin Territory) is a 1971 Canadian slice of life teen comedy film directed and co-edited by Don (Donald) Shebib, written by William Fruet, and produced by Bennett Fode, about the misadventures of four high school friends in their graduating year who make valiant but unsuccessful attempts to impress their school friends, especially the girls, trying filmmaking, forming a rock band, and starting a commune on a piece of land inherited by Michael (Don Scardino). The film features a score by Gene Martynec and Murray McLauchlan.