While watching this movie, I could not stop laughing.

A Dog’s Breakfast is a dark comedy written by, directed by and starring David Hewlett, a British-born Canadian actor who you may (or may not) have seen in Cube, Stargate SG-1, or Stargate Atlantis. After seeing A Dog’s Breakfast, I have been completely blown away by his acting prowess. A Dog’s Breakfast is truly one of the funniest things ever.

Here is a brief synopsis from Rotten Tomatoes:

Marilyn (Kate Hewlett) has it all: a great job and a great guy. But when she brings her fiancé [Ryan (Paul McGillion)] home to announce their engagement to her family, the news pushes her eccentric brother Patrick (David Hewlett) to the limits of sanity. Things get even worse when Patrick thinks he’s discovered Marilyn’s soon-to-be-groom has some loose marbles of his own.

The synopsis is not entirely accurate. I would not describe Patrick as discovering Ryan has lost his marbles. It would be more suitable to say that Patrick does not approve of the relationship that Marilyn has forged with her science-fiction star fiancé Ryan, and would go to deadly lengths to keep them apart.

The movie was filmed during the Stargate Atlantis hiatus, and every cast member (except one who is only featured for four minutes) is a principle character in one of the Stargate franchises. It also features some rather memorable sci-fi parodies. All in all, the movie is fantastic. David Hewlett has an amazing performance, as does Paul McGillion and Christopher Judge. The movie is brilliantly directed. I would highly recommend it.