Editing Hard Core Logo (section)

{{Infobox film
| name           = Hard Core Logo
| image          = Hcl.jpg
| producer       = Brian Dennis<br>Christine Haebler
| director       = [[Bruce McDonald (director)|Bruce McDonald]]
| screenplay     = [[Noel S. Baker]]
| based_on       = ''Hard Core Logo''<br>by [[Michael Turner (musician)|Michael Turner]]
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Hugh Dillon]]
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]]
* [[John Pyper-Ferguson]]
* [[Bernie Coulson]]}}
| music          = {{plainlist|
* Schaun Tozer
* [[Patric Caird]]
* Michael Turner
* Hugh Dillon
* [[Swamp Baby]]
}}
| cinematography = Danny Nowak
| editing        = Reginald Harkema
| studio         = Terminal City Pictures<br>Shadow Shows<br>Ed Festus Productions<br>[[Téléfilm Canada]]<br>British Columbia Film<br>TiMe Medienvertriebs GmbH<br>[[CITY-TV]]<br>Everest Pictures Inc.
| distributor    = [[Cineplex Odeon Films]]
| released       = {{Film date|1996|5||[[1996 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|1996|10|25|Canada}}
| runtime        = 92 minutes
| country        = Canada
| language       = English
}}

'''''Hard Core Logo''''' is a 1996 Canadian [[musical film|music]] [[mockumentary]] film directed by [[Bruce McDonald (director)|Bruce McDonald]], adapted by [[Noel S. Baker]] from the novel of the same name by [[Michael Turner (musician)|Michael Turner]]. The film illustrates the self-destruction of [[punk rock]], documenting a once-popular band, the titular Hard Core Logo, comprising lead singer Joe Dick ([[Hugh Dillon]]), fame-tempted guitarist Billy Tallent ([[Callum Keith Rennie]]), [[schizophrenic]] bass player John Oxenberger ([[John Pyper-Ferguson]]), and drummer Pipefitter ([[Bernie Coulson]]). [[Julian Richings]] plays Bucky Haight, Dick's idol. Several notable punk musicians, including [[Art Bergmann]], [[Joey Shithead]] and [[Joey Ramone]], play themselves in cameos. Canadian television personality [[Terry David Mulligan]] also has a cameo, playing a fictionalized version of himself.

The film premiered at the [[1996 Cannes Film Festival]]. It received widespread critical acclaim, and was nominated for six [[Genie Awards]], including [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Motion Picture]] and [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Director|Best Director]]. In a 2001 poll of 200 industry voters, performed by [[Playback (magazine)|''Playback'']], ''Hard Core Logo'' was named the fourth best Canadian film of the last 15 years.<ref name="Dillon" /> In 2002, readers of ''Playback'' voted it the 4th greatest Canadian film ever made.<ref name="Dillon2" />

A sequel, ''[[Hard Core Logo 2]]'', was released in 2010.