This is definitely the craziest film in the program! "Stunt Rock" is as rare as they get. The copy you’ll see is fresh off the press and will be baptized on Nova’s screen. The film itself could be described as documentary fiction about outer space with a focus on hard rock, magic, kitsch and the stuntman Grant Page. Add to this an unexpected appearance by Monique Van de Ven, and you can understand why it’s hard to describe...
Brian Trenchard-Smith recycles stock images from his other films (and from the films of others, like "Mad Dog Morgan"), to construct a vague storyline that interconnects concert footage from the band Sorcery with the life of the musician-magicians on tour and the story of stuntman courting a journalist, all this with plenty of stunts and magic tricks from another era. The whole thing is compartmentalized in split screens, sometimes defying all logic. The film is like "Spinal Tap" ten years in advance and in the first person! Although... the true spirit of the film is difficult to put into words. One thing is for sure: you’ll be in the presence of an extreme form of exploitation cinema, one of the most hilarious ever!
Brian Trenchard-Smith will be attending the screening
