Anvil: The Story of Anvil

At 14, Toronto school friends Steve Lips Kudlow and Robb Reiner made a pact to rock together forever. They meant it. Their band, Anvil, went on the become the 'demigods of Canadian Metal, ' releasing one of the heaviest albums in Metal history, 1982's Metal on Metal. The album influenced a musical generation, including Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, that went on to sell millions of records. But Anvil's career took a different path... straight to obscurity. Director Sacha Gervasi has concocted a wonderful and often hilarious account of Anvil's last-ditch quest for elusive fame and fortune. His ingenious filmmaking may first lead you to think this is a mock documentary, but it isn't. It's fascinating to see the reality of their day-to-day lives as they struggle to make ends meet, take a misguided European tour, and engage in antics on the road-which is not always lined with fans.

Director: Sacha Gervasi
Producer: Agent Ogden
Producer: Rebecca Yeldham
Actor: Robb Reiner
Actor: Steve "Lips" Kudlow
Actor: Malcolm Dome
Actor: Lars Ulrich
Actor: Scott Ian
Actor: Lemmy
Actor: Slash
Actor: Steve Kudlow (Lips)
Actor: Tom Araya
Actor: Johnny Z
Actor: Rob Reiner
Actor: Carmine Appice
Actor: William Howell