The highest opening gross weekend of any Canadian movie in Canada in 2004.
- CBC Radio, called The Long Weekend a mix of: "Evil Dead, meets Halloween, meets The Truman Show, meets The Big Chill".
The World’s First Completely Improvised Movie.
- “a seductive cinematic experience”--The Toronto Star
- "exemplifies the formula for cinematic success"--The Independent
A feature film shot in a week by Ryerson film students.
- Daniel Wilson wrote/produced/directed/financed.
- First feature after graduating from film school.
