HotRod Documentary : Meeting HotRod

The creator of Hot Rod an indie documentary about smash em bash em derbies emailed us and I checked out the trailer. Looked funny and entertaining to me. Here is what Michael Morrow had to say:

When you grow up in Lansdowne you pretty much know everyone in town. So I've known Joey Kemp for over 20 years. His Parents played Euchre with  my grandparents. But I met HotRod for the first time in the summer of 2002. He hopped out of his rickety 1975 Coachman RV with a beer in one hand and a guitar in the other and crashed my brother's bonfire birthday party.  He played old country songs and boasted about winning the Lansdowne Demolition Derby, in 1998.

"I tore up my fuckin' shoulder, Doctor says I can't do the derby but I  don't fuckin care. Next year I'm going back up there to take my fuckin'  trophy back!"

I guess HotRod made quite an impression on me. The following May I ventured back to Lansdowne to see if HotRod was in fact planning his comeback into the Lansdowne Demolition Derby.  HotRod already had a Car, a Tire Man, a Jack Man, a Painter and his trusty Uncle Roy. We filmed him buy his car for the price of 2 cases of beer: $52.90. The footage had a unique charm.

So Alan Code, Bob Rajic and I formed 5290 Films and began shooting  HotRod's comeback.

Michael Morrow

Entertaining to you as well? Well you can check out the trailer for this flick right here