At fourteen, they made a pact to rock together forever. They meant it.
At 14, best friends Robb Reiner and Lips made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal" influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams.
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Classical in form, nostalgic, earnest and effortless.
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Sep 20248/10
**_Inspirational story of an obscure metal band from the 80s_** This is a documentary chronicling the Toronto metal band Anvil, focusing on the friendship and aspirations of the two main band members, singer/guitarist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner. The band formed in the late 70s as Lips, but changed their name to Anvil upon obtaining a record deal in 1981. The mid-80s were a good time for the young band and they were expected to go on to great success, but it was not to be. Guitarist Dave Allison left the band in 1989 followed by bassist Ian Dickson in 1993. But Steve & Robb soldiered on with new members, releasing album after album up to the present (16 studio albums altogether, as of this writing). When the film was shot, Ivan Hurd was the second guitarist with Glenn "Glenn Five" Gyorffy on bass. Both are featured in the movie while original members Allison and Dickson are featured in the deleted scenes on the DVD (their scenes shouldn't have been cut IMHO). This is a great inspirational documentary whether you like Anvil and metal/hard rock or not. I really like the band, but never heard their stuff until 2009 when I rented the 1988 movie Sleepaway Camp II: Unhapp
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Cast
- Steve 'Lips' KudlowSelf - Lead Guitar
- Robb ReinerSelf - Drummer
- Kevin GoocherSelf
- Glenn GyorffySelf
- William HowellSelf
- Tiziana ArrigoniSelf - Manager
- SlashSelf
- Lemmy KilmisterSelf
- Scott IanSelf
- Lars UlrichSelf
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- Sacha GervasiDirector
- Sacha GervasiScreenplay
- Christopher SoosDirector of Photography
- David NorlandOriginal Music Composer
- Jeff RenfroeEditor
- Andrew DicklerEditor
- Rebecca YeldhamProducer
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