Cinema
Hard Core Logo
Bruce McDonald · 1996
Synopsis
Joe Dick, singer of a former Vancouver punk band, Hard Core Logo, calls his bandmates back together for a benefit concert for Bucky Haight, a punk figure said to have been shot. The concert succeeds and turns into a tour of the Canadian West, filmed by a documentary crew led by Bruce McDonald playing himself. The guitarist Billy Tallent is courted by Jenifur, a Los Angeles band; the bassist John Oxenberger has lost his medication; from Calgary to Regina and Saskatoon, the old friendship between Joe and Billy is put to the test.
Context
The film is drawn from a book by Michael Turner published in 1993, a novel built as a collage of texts and poems; the screenplay is by Noel S. Baker, and Turner is credited on it. The singer is played by Hugh Dillon, singer of the Headstones. The guitarist is called Billy Tallent, a name taken from the book: a band from the Toronto area, Pezz, took the name Billy Talent in 1999, to within one letter. Shown at Cannes in 1996, the film was distributed in the United States in 1998 by Rolling Thunder, Quentin Tarantino's company.
Who it is for
Ninety-two minutes of handheld camera, with a lot of music and bad language; it is watched like a tour documentary.
Prizes and reception
Genie Award for best song and best Canadian feature at the Vancouver festival; it has become a cult film.
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