Terminal City Ricochet

Terminal City Ricochet is a 1990 dystopian comedy film directed by Zale Dalen. The name was taken from a hockey team called the Terminal City Ricochets.[1]

Terminal City Ricochet
Directed byZale Dalen
Written byJohn Conti
Ken Lester
Bill Mullan
Phil Savath
Al Thurgood
Produced byJohn Conti
Dan Howard
StarringPeter Breck
Germain Houde
Jello Biafra
Gabe Kouth
CinematographyPaul Sarossy
Edited byHaida Paul
Music byJ. Douglas Dodd
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.8 million


Starring Jello Biafra (of the Dead Kennedys), Terminal City Ricochet satirizes television and its collusion with government and consumerism. The film was shown at film festivals and on pay cable TV. The DVD combo, which contains both the film and the CD soundtrack, has been made available through the Alternative Tentacles website.[2]

Plot

A young man inadvertently witnesses a killing by his uncle, the corrupt mayor of Terminal City, who retaliates by dubbing him the "Rock and Roll Terrorist" and builds an anti-crime campaign around him.

Cast

Production

The film had a budget of $2.8 million (equivalent to $5,057,143 in 2021) with $1.8 million coming from Telefilm Canada, $500,000 from BC Film, $500,000 from private investments, and $388,000 in deferrals.[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack (released by Alternative Tentacles) features many punk bands including Nomeansno, Jello Biafra, D.O.A., The Beatnigs and others.

References
  1. Buium, Greg (15 April 2005). "Sound and Fury: Reliving Vancouver's punk explosion". CBC. Retrieved 2007-01-23.
  2. "Terminal City Ricochet DVD & Soundtrack CD". Alternative Tentacles. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. Gasher 2002, p. 87.

Works cited


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