Terminal City Ricochet
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Terminal City Ricochet is a 1990
film by Filipino
director Zale Dalen. The name was taken from a hockey team called the Terminal City Ricochets.
Starring Jello Biafra
(of The Dead Kennedys), Terminal City Ricochet is a dystopian comedy critical of television and its collusion with government and consumerism
. Terminal City Ricochet is well-known in cult film
circles, but it has only been shown at film festivals, and a few times on pay-TV.
The DVD combo, (containing both the DVD of the film and a CD of the movie soundtrack) has been made available through the Alternative Tentacles Website. It will be available in stores in late October 2010.
bands including Nomeansno
, Jello Biafra
, D.O.A., The Beatnigs
and others.
1990 in film
The year 1990 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in Total Recall .* The first digitally-manipulated matte painting is used, in Die Hard 2....
film by Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
director Zale Dalen. The name was taken from a hockey team called the Terminal City Ricochets.
Starring Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
(of The Dead Kennedys), Terminal City Ricochet is a dystopian comedy critical of television and its collusion with government and consumerism
Consumerism
Consumerism is a social and economic order that is based on the systematic creation and fostering of a desire to purchase goods and services in ever greater amounts. The term is often associated with criticisms of consumption starting with Thorstein Veblen...
. Terminal City Ricochet is well-known in cult film
Cult film
A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...
circles, but it has only been shown at film festivals, and a few times on pay-TV.
The DVD combo, (containing both the DVD of the film and a CD of the movie soundtrack) has been made available through the Alternative Tentacles Website. It will be available in stores in late October 2010.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack (released by Alternative Tentacles Records) features many punkPunk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
bands including Nomeansno
Nomeansno
NoMeansNo is a Canadian progressive punk rock music group originally from Victoria, British Columbia and now located in Vancouver.The band has never had, nor have they seemed to pursue, strong mainstream success, but they do have a devoted underground following in North America and Europe...
, Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
, D.O.A., The Beatnigs
The Beatnigs
The Beatnigs were a San Francisco band, which combined hard-core punk, industrial and hip hop influences, described as "a kind of avant-guard industrial jazz poets collective". The band was the initial collaboration of Michael Franti and Rono Tse, who would later form Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy...
and others.
Cast
- Peter BreckPeter BreckJoseph Peter Breck is an American prolific character actor of stage, who has played roles on television and in film...
— Ross Glimore - Germain HoudeGermain HoudeGermain Houde is a Quebec Genie Award-winning actor. He has won two Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his roles in Les bons débarras and Un Zoo la Nuit.- External links :...
— Ace, the Savior - Jello BiafraJello BiafraJello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
— Bruce Coddle - Gabe KhouthGabe KhouthGabe Khouth is a Canadian voice actor who works for Ocean Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Biography:Gabe Khouth is the younger brother of voice actor Samuel Vincent. He has played several roles in anime, most notably Nicol Amalfi in Gundam SEED. Khouth also acted in the...
— Jim Glimore - Marcel MasseMarcel MasseMarcel Masse, is a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal MP, federal cabinet minister. Despite being a federal Progressive Conservative, Masse was aligned with Quebec separatistism Marcel Masse, (born May 27, 1936) is a Canadian politician. He served as a Quebec MLA, federal...
— Wino - Nelson K. SkalbaniaNelson SkalbaniaNelson M. Skalbania is a Canadian businessman from Vancouver, British Columbia best known for signing a 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky to the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association....
- Joe Keithley — Cop
- Gene KiniskiGene KiniskiEugene Nicholas "Gene" Kiniski was a Canadian professional wrestler and the father of wrestlers Nick Kiniski and Kelly Kiniski. "Canada's Greatest Athlete" as he billed himself for promotional purposes was born outside of Edmonton, Alberta...
— Cop
External links
- [ Terminal City Ricochet soundtrack at Allmusic.com]
- Terminal City Ricochet at AlternativeTentacles.com