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Anvil! The Story of Anvil
At fourteen, they made a pact to rock together forever. They meant it.
At fourteen, they made a pact to rock together forever. They meant it.
Documentary, Music - 2008
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
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7.9
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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.
Director:
,
Sacha Gervasi
Cast:
,
Steve 'Lips' Kudlow
,
Robb Reiner
,
Kevin Goocher
,
Glenn Gyorffy

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
81 min
Release date:
14 Jan 2008
Country:
CA, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
23 wins & 21 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
While it's undoubtedly comical and touching, a pall of middle-aged gloom hovers over the antics of Canada's longest surviving death metal band.
– Ruth Hessey,
MovieTime, ABC Radio National,
11 Sep 2009
fresh:
A winning and surprisingly moving documentary about -- wait for it -- a struggling Canadian heavy metal band that apparently influenced a generation of hard-rockers including Metallica, Anthrax and Guns N' Roses.
– Cary Darling,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jul 2009
fresh:
Cute if predictable.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2009
fresh:
Now THIS is Spinal Tap.
– Josh Freedom duLac,
Washington Post,
15 May 2009
fresh:
It's an affectionate portrait of performers starving for applause, achingly funny as only real life can be.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
7 May 2009
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