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The Last Polka

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This article is about the television film. For the song by Ben Folds Five, see Ben Folds Five (album).
The Last Polka
GenreComedy
Music
Written byJohn Candy
Eugene Levy
Directed byJohn Blanchard
StarringJohn Candy
Eugene Levy
Rick Moranis
Music byRuss Little
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJohn Candy
Eugene Levy
ProducerJames Paul Rock
Production locationsKitchener, Ontario
Waterloo, Ontario
Toronto
CinematographyMartin Corley
John Crampton
Richard G. Mason
EditorBill Goddard
Running time54 mins
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseMarch 14, 1985 (1985-03-14)

The Last Polka is a 1985 comedy television film. It was written by and starred John Candy and Eugene Levy, and directed by John Blanchard.

The Last Polka follows the life, careers, and final concert of Yosh (Candy) and Stan (Levy) Shmenge, two brothers from the fictional country of Leutonia who become the biggest polka duo the world has ever seen, presented as a mixture of live concert performances and filmed scenes.

Many fellow SCTV performers including Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, and Robin Duke appear in the film.

Dave Thomas narrates.

The live concert in the film is a loose parody of The Band's concert movie The Last Waltz. Special guests and longtime Shmenge collaborators include The Lemon Twins (Duke, O'Hara and her real life sister Mary Margaret O'Hara) doing a medley of their "hits" and also Linsk Minyk (Moranis) performing a medley of road songs that culminates in a version of the Doors' "Touch Me".

One scene has The Shmenges performing in an outdoor stadium Michael Jackson salute concert, complete with glitter outfits, sequin glove, and a polka version of "Beat It".

The Shmenges were originally created as characters for the television series Second City TV and were also known on SCTV as The Happy Wanderers.

The Last Polka was produced for and first broadcast on the HBO cable network.

Both John Candy and Eugene Levy were nominated in 1985 for a Cable Ace Award in the Best Performance in a Comedy Special category.

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