Crash 'n' Burn (1977 film)

Crash 'n' Burn
Directed byRoss McLaren
StarringThe Boyfriends
Dead Boys
Diodes
Teenage Head
Stiv Bators
Cheetah Chrome
Music byThe Boyfriends
Dead Boys
Diodes
Teenage Head
Distributed byThe Film-Makers' Cooperative (U.S.)
Canadian Filmmakers' Distribution Centre (Canada)
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
Running time
27.5 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Crash 'n' Burn is an experimental film shot in and named after Toronto, Ontario's first punk club by Canadian filmmaker Ross McLaren in 1977. (Not to be confused with Peter Vronsky's 1977 documentary on Toronto Punk shot for the CBC television network.) The film, shot on 16mm black-and-white stock, features punk rock performances by the Dead Boys, Teenage Head, The Boyfriends, and the Diodes.