Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Sacha Gervasi
Olimp Boros
Stefan Boros
Iron Mask
Fraser Hill
Malcolm Dome
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
About the Canadian metal band Anvil. At 14, Toronto school friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner made a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, went on to become the "demigods of Canadian metal," releasing one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's "Metal on Metal." It went on to sell millions of records, but Anvil's career didn't flourish afterwards. Instead, they went straight to obscurity.
Director
Sacha Gervasi
Cast
Olimp Boros
Stefan Boros
Iron Mask
Fraser Hill
Malcolm Dome
Atsushi Komoike
Robb Reiner
Eniko Reiner
Gary Greenblatt
Ivan Hurd
Steve Kudlow
Tommy Aldridge
Dr. Jeffrey Kudlow
Rhonda Gibson
Andrea Reiner
Brian Robertson
Masa Eto
Lars Ulrich
William Howell
Ginny Kudlow
Chris Hillis
Glenn Gyorffy
Colin Brown
Toby Kudlow
Tiziana Arrigoni
J J French
Johnny Z
Gary Kudlow
Lemmy Kilmister
Sacha Gervasi
Maxwell Kudlow
Scott Ian
Chris Tsangarides
Carmine Appice
Tyler Reiner
Jane Reiner
Michael Schenker
Tom Araya
Avery Kudlow
Crew
Tommy Aldridge
Carmine Appice
Tom Araya
Tiziana Arrigoni
Sean Barney
Jeremy Benning
Jeremy Benning
Balazs Bolygo
Luca Borghese
Bronwen Boyan
Colin Brown
Brent Craig
Mat Dennis
Andrew Dickler
Malcolm Dome
Ray Dumas
Ray Dumas
Masa Eto
J J French
Sacha Gervasi
Sacha Gervasi
Sacha Gervasi
Rhonda Gibson
Andy Goldman
Gary Greenblatt
Glenn Gyorffy
Todd Harris
Fraser Hill
Chris Hillis
Tiffany Hope
William Howell
Ivan Hurd
Scott Ian
Lemmy Kilmister
Atsushi Komoike
Avery Kudlow
Gary Kudlow
Ginny Kudlow
Dr. Jeffrey Kudlow
Maxwell Kudlow
Steve Kudlow
Toby Kudlow
Bryan Lawson
Sean Macaulay
Laurent Mcclard
Laurent Mcclard
Andrew G Mueller
Vasco Lucas Nunes
Scott Peters
Andrea Reiner
Eniko Reiner
Jane Reiner
Robb Reiner
Tyler Reiner
Jeff Renfroe
Jeff Renfroe
Brian Robertson
Geoffrey G. Rubay
Geoff Rubey
Dana Sano
Dana Sano
Michael Schenker
Greg Smith
Christopher Soos
Christopher Soos
Christopher Soos
Diz Toba
David Torn
Chris Tsangarides
Lars Ulrich
Takuo Yasuda
Rebecca Yeldham
Johnny Z
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2009 award for Best Documentary by the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA).
Winner of the 2009 award for Best Documentary by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC).
Winner of the 2009 Spirit Award for Best Documentary by Film Independent (FIND).
Winner of two 2009 awards including the Music Documentary Award and the Feature Documentary Award by the International Documentary Association (IDA).
Co-winner of the Docufest Competition Silver Hugo Award at the 2008 Chicago International Film Festival.
Nominated for the 2008 Spirit Awards' Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award by Film Independent (FIND).
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival.
Released in United States Spring April 10, 2009
Released in United States on Video October 6, 2009
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States January 2008
Released in United States April 2008
Released in United States June 2008
Released in United States September 2008
Released in United States October 2008
Released in United States March 2009
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Films) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Opening Film/Special Presentations) April 17-27, 2008.
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Centerpiece) June 19-29, 2008.
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Les Docs de l'oncle Sam) September 5-14, 2008.
Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.
Released in United States Spring April 10, 2009 (Toronto)
Released in United States on Video October 6, 2009
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Films) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 16-29, 2008.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (24 Beats Per Second) March 13-21, 2009.
Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Spectrum) January 17-27, 2008.)
Released in United States April 2008 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (Opening Film/Special Presentations) April 17-27, 2008.)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Centerpiece) June 19-29, 2008.)
Released in United States September 2008 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Les Docs de l'oncle Sam) September 5-14, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 15-30, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 16-29, 2008.)
Released in United States March 2009 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (24 Beats Per Second) March 13-21, 2009.)
Nominated for the 2009 award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary by the Directors Guild of America (DGA).
