Hard Core Logo (1996)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Bruce McDonald

Writers:

Noel S. Baker (screenwriter)
Michael Turner (book)

Release Date:

11 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music

Tagline:

4 guys - 5 nights - 3000 miles - 764 gallons of gas - 987 bottles of beer - 3457 cigarettes - 1 last shot

Plot:

Bruce Macdonald follows punk bank Hard Core Logo on a harrowing last-gasp reunion tour throughout Western Canada...

Plot Keywords:

Road | Punk | Canada | Fake Documentary | Band

Awards:

4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Hugh Dillon	...	Joe Dick
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Billy Tallent / Jenifur
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	John Oxenberger
Bernie Coulson	...	Pipefitter
Julian Richings	...	Bucky Haight
Benita Ha	...	Pipefitter's Girlfriend
Claudia Ferri	...	John Oxenberger's Girlfriend
Joey Ramone	...	Joey Ramone
Corrine Koslo	...	Laura Cromartie
Bruce McDonald	...	Documentary Filmmaker
Danny Nowak	...	Documentary Cameraman
Jochen A. Schliessler	...	Documentary Sound Recordist (as Jochen Schliessler)
Jeremy Bishop	...	Bongo Player
Tony Tucker	...	Bongo Player
Art Bergmann	...	Himself

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, substance abuse, some violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English | German

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Canada:14A (Ontario) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:MA | USA:R | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Terminal City Pictures

Trivia:

Billy Tallent (Callum Keith Rennie) wears a ring depicting the logo of Canadian rock band Headstones. Hugh Dillon (who plays Joe Dick) is Headstones' lead singer.

Quotes:

[His answering machine announcement]
Billy Tallent: I can't come to the phone right now, I'm eating corn chips and masturbating. Please leave a message.

Movie Connections:

References "Jeopardy!" (1984)

Soundtrack:

Wild Wild Women

Comparing this to Spinal Tap makes you an idiot

This is easily all around one of the best Canadian films ever

made. Yes it is a mockumentary, yes it is follows around a rock band

(rockumentary) but for every other reason this really should not be

compared to Spinal Tap. It really isn't a comedy, although it has some great moments in it.

It's also not about a band "struggling with fame" which is what

EVERY OTHER rock movie is about (Almost Famous, That Thing

You Do, Spinal Tap, The Doors, you name it). Just four guys

holding on to a dream that should have faded years ago, all the

while trying not to kill each other. I always knew Hugh Dillon was really the lead singer for the

Headstones, so I realized it wasn't really a documentary but

thought Hard Core Logo the band might still have existed and this

was a tribute. Not the case, but that takes nothing away from the

movie. They say not to watch this movie if you're in a band because it'll

make you never want to play. At the same time, I think anyone who

has been in a band will appreciate it that much more picturing how

their little arguments would be amplified to 10 years later. It's an

overall great gut check to picture just ow much you love playing

music, especially if noone wants to listen.