History Film / TerminalCityRicochet

* CanadaEh: Averted; the movie is a Canadian production, and the popularity of hockey and Danny Antonucci cartoons, references to Elmer the Safety Elephant, the presence of French-Canadian hockey players and the spelling of the word "saviour" would seem to indicate that it takes place in Canada, but other than that the Canadianness doesn't jump out... perhaps the movie takes place in a post-nation-state world.

The story takes place TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in the CrapsackWorld of Terminal City, one of only six inhabitable cities left on Earth due to pollution and nuclear fallout and where pieces of a disintegrating [[{{SpaceStation}} space colony]] are constantly falling. The town is ruled by the murderous, despotic [[{{Corrupt Corporate Executive}} corporate overlord]] mayor Ross Glimore (played by Peter Breck of ''Series/{{Maverick}}'' and ''Series/BlackSaddle''), who has brainwashed most of the population into obeying him and buying his company's products with [[PropagandaMachine televised propaganda]]. His [[SecretPolice secret police]] force, headed by Glimore's right-hand man Bruce Coddle (played by Music/DeadKennedys lead singer Music/JelloBiafra), exists to persecute dissenters; mostly artists and punk rockers. After rebellious paperboy Alex Stevens is framed for terrorism, he meets [[UnPerson disappeared]] former hockey star Ace "The Saviour" Tomlinson (Germain Houde), and they join forces with a revolutionary band of punks and artists led by Beatrice (Lisa Brown) to take Glimore down.

* CrapsackWorld: Only six cities in the world are still inhabitable, a corporate despot rules the town, and flaming space junk regularly falls from the sky. Needless to say, Terminal City is not a fun place to be.

* CanadaEh: Averted; the movie is a Canadian production, and the popularity of hockey, Danny Antonucci cartoons, references to Elmer the Safety Elephant, the presence of French-Canadian hockey players and the spelling of the word "saviour" would seem to indicate that it takes place in Canada, but other than that the Canadianness doesn't jump out... perhaps the movie takes place in a post-nation-state world.

Though not particularly well-remembered, it has become a minor CultClassic with a CultSoundtrack; both the DVD and album are available through Biafra's label [[http://www.alternativetentacles.com/product.php?product=1822 Alternative Tentacles]].

* SirSwearsALot: Commander Crutcher of the "bikercops" swears constantly at Alex while brutalizing and arresting him.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: As Coddle's cronies are distracted by falling space junk, one of them sees a side of beef fall from the sky and screams indignantly, "Thy're eating ''meat'' up there?!"

* CanadaEh: Averted; the movie is a Canadian production, and the popularity of hockey, references to Elmer the Safety Elephant, Danny Antonucci cartoons and the spelling of the word "saviour" would seem to indicate that it takes place in Canada, but other than that the Canadianness doesn't jump out... perhaps the movie takes place in a post-nation-state world.

* BreadAndCircuses: Glimore's public re-election celebration is a chintzy spectacle featuring bodybuilders, go-go-dancers, and a live band.

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Ace "The Saviour" Tomlinson has an extremely English name and an extremely French-Canadian accent; he's played by Québecois actor Germain Houde.

The story takes place TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in the CrapsackWorld of Terminal City, one of only six inhabitable cities left on Earth due to pollution and nuclear fallout; everyone else has moved into orbiting [[{{SpaceStation}} space colonies]]. The town is ruled by the murderous, despotic [[{{Corrupt Corporate Executive}} corporate overlord]] mayor Ross Glimore (played by Peter Breck of ''Series/{{Maverick}}'' and ''Series/BlackSaddle''), who has brainwashed most of the population into obeying him and buying his company's products with [[PropagandaMachine televised propaganda]]. His [[SecretPolice secret police]] force, headed by Glimore's right-hand man Bruce Coddle (played by Music/DeadKennedys lead singer Music/JelloBiafra), exists to persecute dissenters; mostly artists and punk rockers. After rebellious paperboy Alex Stevens is framed for terrorism, he meets [[UnPerson disappeared]] former hockey star Ace "The Saviour" Tomlinson (Germain Houde), and they join forces with a revolutionary band of punks and artists led by Beatrice (Lisa Brown) to take Glimore down.

* FakedKidnapping: Ace's harebrained scheme to kidnap Glimore's son Jim turns into this when Jim reveals he hates his father and agrees to join forces with the protagonists.
* FakingTheDead: The Terminal Citizens are told that hockey star Ace "The Saviour" Tomlinson was killed by a puck to the head; he's later revealed to be alive, but in hiding and suffering from head-trauma-induced memory loss. [[spoiler: It's later implied he was also lobotomized.]]

* HardTruthAesop: Ace announces to the TV audience at the end of the film that ultimately, it was ''they'' who allowed Glimore to take power and that only they can overthrow him.

* IronicName: Joe "Shithead" Keithley's character Officer Friendly is anything but.

* PollutedWasteland: Most of the world seems to be this in-universe, with Terminal City being one of the only remaining inhabitable cities. The words "nuclear fallout" in a weather report carry about the same weight as "partly cloudy".

* TheStoolPigeon: Alex's best friend Chip tries to give him up to the authorities in exchange for a reward, which turns out to be meat, which is now rare.

The story takes place TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in the CrapsackWorld of Terminal City, one of only a few inhabitable places left on Earth due to pollution; everyone else has moved into orbiting [[{{SpaceStation}} space colonies]]. The town is ruled by the murderous, despotic [[{{Corrupt Corporate Executive}} corporate overlord]] mayor Ross Glimore, who has brainwashed most of the population into obeying him and buying his company's products while running a SecretPolice force to persecute dissenters--mostly artists and punk rockers.

The movie was filmed in UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}} and features a soundtrack rife with musicians from the city's [[{{PunkRock}} punk rock]] scene of the late 1970s and 80s, as well as acting roles by {{Music/DOA}} frontman Joe "Shithead" Keithley and Music/DeadKennedys lead singer Music/JelloBiafra. Biafra's collaborations with D.O.A. and {{Music/Nomeansno}} for the soundtrack led to him writing and recording full-length collaborative albums with each, respectively titled ''Last Scream of the Missing Neighbors'' and ''The Sky Is Falling and I Want My Mommy''.

* AcmeProducts: Virtually everything in Terminal City is made by the Glimore Corporation.
* BrainWithAManualControl: [[spoiler:Scientists in Glimore's employ experiment on a boy by putting a mind-control device in his brain; in the film's climax, Ace reveals him to the people by using a joystick to make him walk around.]]

* CrapsackWorld: Only five cities in the world are still inhabitable, a corporate despot rules the town, and flaming space junk regularly falls from the sky. Needless to say, Terminal City is not a fun place to be.

* IOwnThisTown: Ross Glimore to a T. He runs not only the town, but also the company that makes everything in it.
* MyNaymeIs: The surname Glimore is pronounced "glimmer" for some reason. (Or maybe the surname Glimmer is spelled Glimore).

* ShoutOut: The TV show ''Artists On Trial'' calls the artist I, Braineater a "psychosexual pervert"; I, Braineater is a real Vancouver-based artist (real name Jim Cummins) who is also a veteran of the original Vancouver punk scene. His band, also called I, Braineater, is featured on the film's soundtrack.

The movie was filmed in UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}} and features a soundtrack rife with iconic musicians from the city's [[{{PunkRock}} punk rock]] scene of the late 1970s and 80s, as well as acting roles by {{Music/DOA}} frontman Joe "Shithead" Keithley and Music/DeadKennedys lead singer Music/JelloBiafra. Though not particularly well-remembered, it has become a minor CultClassic with a CultSoundtrack; both the DVD and album are available through Biafra's label [[http://www.alternativetentacles.com/product.php?product=1822 Alternative Tentacles]].

'''''Terminal City Ricochet'''' is a 1990 Canadian [[{{Dystopia}} dystopian]] comedy film directed by Zale Dalen.

The movie was filmed in UsefulNotes/{{Vancouver}} and features a soundtrack rife with iconic musicians from the city's [[{{PunkRock}} punk rock]] scene of the late 1970s and 80s, as well as acting roles by D.O.A. frontman Joe "Shithead" Keithley and Music/DeadKennedys lead singer Music/JelloBiafra. Though not particularly well-remembered, it has become a minor CultClassic with a CultSoundtrack; both the DVD and album are available through Biafra's label [[http://www.alternativetentacles.com/product.php?product=1822 Alternative Tentacles]].

* MyNaymeIs: The surname Glimore is pronounced "glimmer" for some reason.

* IronyAsSheIsCast: Music/JelloBiafra, an anti-authoritarian leftist punk rock legend who rarely has anything nice to say about cops, plays the head of a secret police force.

* SavingTheWorldWithArt: [[spoiler:The most robust resistance movement against Glimore's rule is the artists and punk rockers. In turn, the government seems genuinely threatened by them, judging by the presence of a TV show called ''Artists On Trial'' that aims to slander them.]]

* ActingForTwo: Joe Keithley plays both Officer Friendly and himself as the guitarist and singer for iconic Vancouver punk band D.O.A.

* SecretPolice: Run by JelloBiafra, no less!

* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:A young boy has the top of his head sawed off to have a MindControl implant put in it, and at the end it's revealed that Ross Glimore murdered a young girl in a HumanSacrifice ritual.]]

The movie was filmed in {{Vancouver}} and features a soundtrack rife with iconic musicians from the city's [[{{PunkRock}} punk rock]] scene of the late 1970s and 80s, as well as acting roles by D.O.A. frontman Joe "Shithead" Keithley and Music/DeadKennedys lead singer Music/JelloBiafra. Though not particularly well-remembered, it has become a minor CultClassic with a CultSoundtrack; both the DVD and album are available through Biafra's label [[http://www.alternativetentacles.com/product.php?product=1822 Alternative Tentacles]].

The movie was filmed in {{Vancouver}} and features a soundtrack rife with iconic musicians from the city's [[{{PunkRock}} punk rock]] scene of the late 1970s and 80s, as well as acting roles by D.O.A. frontman Joe "Shithead" Keithley and DeadKennedys lead singer JelloBiafra. Though not particularly well-remembered, it has become a minor CultClassic with a CultSoundtrack; both the DVD and album are available through Biafra's label [[http://www.alternativetentacles.com/product.php?product=1822 Alternative Tentacles]].

The story takes place TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in the CrapsackWorld of Terminal City, one of only a few inhabitable places left on Earth due to pollution; everyone else has moved into orbiting [[{{SpaceStation}} space colonies]]. The town is ruled by the murderous, despotic [[{{Corrupt Corporate Executive}} corporate overlord]] mayor Ross Glimore, who has brainwashed most of the population into obeying him and buying his company's products while running a SecretPolice force to persecute and dissenters--mostly artists and punk rockers.