Hard Core Logo (1996)

Directed by

Bruce McDonald

Genre

comedy film, mockumentary, musical film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mockumentary follows a washed-up Canadian punk band as they reunite for a tour across the country. The band members clash over past betrayals, fame, and their own self-destructive habits.

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What happens

Hard Core Logo is a 1996 Canadian music mockumentary film directed by Bruce McDonald, adapted by Noel S. Baker from the novel of the same name by Michael Turner. The film illustrates the self-destruction of punk rock, documenting a once-popular band, the titular Hard Core Logo, comprising lead singer Joe Dick (Hugh Dillon), fame-tempted guitarist Billy Tallent (Callum Keith Rennie), schizophrenic bass player John Oxenberger (John Pyper-Ferguson), and drummer Pipefitter (Bernie Coulson). Julian Richings plays Bucky Haight, Dick's idol. Several notable punk musicians, including Art Bergmann, Joey Shithead and Joey Ramone, play themselves in cameos. Canadian television personality Terry David Mulligan also has a cameo, playing a fictionalized version of himself. The film premiered at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. It received widespread critical acclaim, and was nominated for six Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture and Best Director. In a 2001 poll of 200 industry voters, performed by Playback, Hard Core Logo was named the fourth best Canadian film of the last 15 years. In 2002, readers of Playback voted it the 4th greatest Canadian film ever made. A sequel, Hard Core Logo 2, was released in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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