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Crash 'n' Burn (1977 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Crash 'n' Burn' is an experimental film shot in and named after Toronto, Ontario, Canada'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.
Critical response
'Village Voice' critic Ed Halter called the film a "self-destructive document of Toronto's eponymous punk club."Guttenplan, Howard. "Ross McLaren: One Person Program," 'Millennium Film Workshop Upcoming Screenings'. New York: Millennium Film Workshop, 2004.
The film's most frequently-quoted review, written almost one year after the initial screening, was published in 'Creem' magazine in 1978. 'Creem' hailed McLaren's work for "doing everything in its flickering power to self-destruct," and deemed the film a living testament that not all Canadians "bored their beef to death."Springer. "Creemedia," 'Creem', Vol. 10, No. 4, Sept. 1978.
Versions
McLaren's original work emphasized the cacophony and riotousness of the punk scene in 1977 Toronto. In 2004, he debuted a karaoke-style version of the film complete with syncopated subtitles corresponding to the bands' song lyrics to a test audience at the Millennium Film Workshop in New York City.
Distribution
16mm prints of McLaren's film are exclusively distributed by The Film-Makers' Cooperative in the United States, and the Canadian Filmmakers' Distribution Centre in Canada.
'Crash 'n' Burn' has never been officially released on either VHS or DVD, though several bootleg VHS versions are rumoured to have been shown publicly since the 1990s, without official authorization from the filmmaker or his distributors.
See also
*Punk film
*List of punk films
References
Further reading
* Kelly, B. "Punk at the Movies," 'Graffiti' No. 2, vol.#4, 1986.
* O'Connor, Alan. "Local Scenes and Dangerous Crossroads: Punk and Theories of Cultural Hybridity," 'Popular Music' Vol. 21/2, Cambridge University Press, London: 22536, 2002.
* Wlaschin, K. "Rock Movies in the 70's," British Film Institute: London, 1978.
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