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Sam Dunn
Director 52 years old

Sam Dunn

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sam Dunn is a Canadian anthropologist and film-maker whose work focuses on the culture of heavy metal. Together with Scot McFadyen, Dunn owns Toronto-based production company Banger Films, Inc. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Dunn, licensed under... Read full bio →

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5 titles
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas

ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas

Sam Dunn 2019 1h 31m

The story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet.

Super Duper Alice Cooper

Super Duper Alice Cooper

Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen 2014 1h 26m 7.0

Emerging from the Detroit music scene of the 1970s in a flurry of long hair and sequins, Alice Cooper restored hard rock with a sense of showmanship, while simultaneously striking fear into the hearts of Middle America with the chicken-slaughtering, dead-baby-eating theatrics that would cement his identity as a glam metal icon.

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen 2010 1h 47m

An in-depth look at the Canadian rock band Rush, chronicling the band's musical evolution from their progressive rock sound of the '70s to their current heavy rock style.

Iron Maiden: Flight 666

Iron Maiden: Flight 666

Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen 2009 1h 53m 8.0

A chronological account of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2008 world tour through India, Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico and South America in a jet piloted by the band's front man, Bruce Dickinson. Features interviews with the musicians, their road crew and fans.

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

Sam Dunn, Jessica Joy Wise 2005 1h 31m 8.4

The film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, power metal, Nu metal, glam metal, thrash metal, black metal, and death metal. Dunn uses a family-tree-type flowchart to document some of the most popular metal subgenres.

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