Bruce Haack: The King of Techno (2004)

Director:

Philip Anagnos

Writer:

Philip Anagnos (writer)

Release Date:

5 May 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Tagline:

...The King of Techno

Plot:

A look into the underground world of Bruce Haack, a genius whose past work continues to garner recognition with time...

Plot Keywords:

Electronics | Children's Music | Computer Cracker | Disc Jockey | Mouse On Mars

Cast

Bruce Haack	...	Himself (archive footage)
Esther Nelson	...	Miss. Nelson
Ted Pandel	...	Praxiteles Pandel
Chris Kachulis	...	Himself
Chris Albertson	...	Himself
Harry Spiridakis	...	Starchild
John Spiridakis	...	Starchild
Peter Cor	...	Starchild
Greg Carripedes	...	Starchild
Andi Toma	...	Mouse on Mars
Jan St. Werner	...	Mouse on Mars
Tommy Grenas	...	Anubian Lights
Rossie Harris	...	Dj Me Dj You
Craig Borell	...	Dj Me Dj You
Tim Digulla	...	Tipsy
David Gardner	...	Tipsy
Mark Everett	...	Eels
Money Mark	...	Money Mark (as Mark Ramos Nishita)
Garry Moore	...	Game Show Host (archive footage)
Fred Rogers	...	Mister Rogers (archive footage)
Teresa Brewer	...	Teresa Brewer (archive footage)
Chris Manak	...	Peanut Butter Wolf
Lucas MacFadden	...	Cut Chemist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Len Del Rio	...	Anubian Lights
Banjo Harris	...	Himself

Directed by
Philip Anagnos

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Philip Anagnos		writer

Produced by
Nick Anagnos	....	producer
Philip Anagnos	....	producer
Melanie Blythe	....	supervising producer
Arthur Maturo	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Bruce Haack
Miss Nelson
Praxiteles Pandel

Cinematography by
Philip Anagnos
Todd Antonio Somodevilla		(as T. Antonio Somodevilla)

Film Editing by
Philip Anagnos
Kyle Yaskin

Visual Effects by
Philip Anagnos	....	animation

Thanks
Lance Robertson	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Thinkbubble Films
• Bruce Haack Publishing (in association with)
• Dimension 5 (in association with)

Distributors

• Koch Vision (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Nowonmedia (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
• Force Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sveriges Television (SVT), Malmö (2005) (Sweden) (TV)
• Danmarks Radio (DR) (2006) (Denmark) (TV)
• Documentary Channel (2006) (USA) (TV)
• Seventh Art Releasing (worldwide)

Also Known As:

Haack (USA) (working title)
Haack: The King of Techno (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

70 min | USA:56 min (TV version)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Alberta, Canada

Company:

Thinkbubble Films

Soundtrack:

Funky Little Song

Timeless story

I had no idea who Bruce Haack was before seeing this film. I had just seen the MOOG doc, which was alright, the only problem was Moog led a very content life, and the doc was well... content. Haack's story is filled with all the marketable tragedy people buy into these days, but it carries a great deal of heart with it. Though the film doesn't go into the tragic stuff so much, one can sense that Bruce accepted the price of making music his way. There are so many elements that make up his legacy IE. invention of the Peopleodian, where Bruce could actually play music by touching people. It must have been challenging to document Haack's 'scatter-brained' output, which pretty much fell into every musical category imaginable (even rap music), but the director cut the piece together very coherently and managed to capture the spirit. And the cast... what a group of characters Bruce surrounded himself with, but what do you expect from a telepathic guru, tripping with kids, fighting against the music industry. I recommend this film to anyone interested in music history, it's that mainstream, but that important.