| Hard Core Logo | |
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| Directed by | Bruce McDonald |
| Screenplay by | Noel S. Baker |
| Based on | Hard Core Logo by Michael Turner |
| Produced by | Brian Dennis Christine Haebler |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Danny Nowak |
| Edited by | Reginald Harkema |
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Production companies | Terminal City Pictures Shadow Shows Ed Festus Productions Téléfilm Canada British Columbia Film TiMe Medienvertriebs GmbH CITY-TV Everest Pictures Inc. |
| Distributed by | Cineplex Odeon Films |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
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.[1] In 2002, readers of Playback voted it the 4th greatest Canadian film ever made.[2]
A sequel, Hard Core Logo 2, was released in 2010.