Bruce Macdonald follows punk bank Hard Core Logo on a harrowing last-gasp reunion tour throughout Western Canada. As magnetic lead-singer Joe Dick holds the whole magilla together through sheer force of will, all the tensions and pitfalls of life on the road come bubbling to the surface.
Acting
Hugh Dillon somehow makes Joe both magnetic and unbearable
Direction
McDonald's fake-doc style blurs reality until it breaks you
Writing
Dialogue so natural you'll swear these guys actually existed
Director
Bruce McDonald
Hugh Dillon
Joe Dick
Callum Keith Rennie
Billy Tallent / William Boisy
John Pyper-Ferguson
John Oxenberger
Bernie Coulson
Pipefitter
Julian Richings
Buck Haight
Benita Ha
Pipefitter's Girlfriend
Claudia Ferri
John Oxenberger's Girlfriend
Joey Ramone
Himself
Corrine Koslo
Laura Cromartie
Terry David Mulligan
Mulligan
Nicole Parker
Journalist
Megan Leitch
Mary The Fan
Michael Kopsa
Mary's Husband
Alexa Mardon
Little Billie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hugh Dillon was actually fronting real band Headstones during filming, so he's basically playing a twisted version of himself. Method acting? Just Tuesday for him.
This film is basically Canada's response to Spinal Tap — except nobody's laughing by the end. It helped launch the 'Canuck punk' mini-genre alongside FUBAR and Trailer Park Boys.
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