Hard Core Logo

Bruce McDonald directed this mock-documentary (and appears onscreen as himself) which looks at a veteran punk rock band taking one final stab at the big time. Singer Joe Dick (Hugh Dillon), guitarist Billy Tallent (Callum Keith Rennie), bassist John Oxenberger (John Pyper-Fergson), and drummer ...more

In 2001, this 1996 Canadian cult favorite was rescued from U.S. theatrical oblivion by Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder imprimatur (in a deal with Miramax) and made available -- finally -- on video in the States. It's easy to see why Tarantino was impressed: the dialogue is fast, hip, and profane; the story is tight and prone to drugs, violence, and rock & roll; and the production is rough-hewn and convincing. The only thing Hard Core Logo has in common with This Is Spinal Tap, its most ...more