The Last Pogo

The Last Pogo is a short film made by Colin Brunton in 1978.

Shot in Toronto, at the Horseshoe Tavern, The last Pogo concert was billed as "the last punk rock concert" in Toronto -- at least for that original wave of punksters circa 1977/1978. Featuring performances by The Scenics, The Cardboard Brains, The Secrets, The Mods, The Ugly, The Viletones and Teenage Head,^[1] the event also spawned a live recording called "And Now Live From Toronto -- The Last Pogo".

Apart from the performances, the highlight of the film was probably the shots of the aftermath, because during the show, a bit of a riot occurred. Brunton's crew was ushered outside by police and firefighters,^[2] but the sound recordist stuck it out.

The film itself was available only in bootleg copies and occasional airings until its release on DVD in 2008.^[1] The DVD was released as a tribute to Teenage Head frontman Frankie Venom.^[1]

Cast

• Teenage Head as Themselves
• The Viletones as Themselves
• The Ugly as Themselves
• The Mods as Themselves
• The Secrets as Themselves
• The Cardboard Brains as Themselves
• The Scenics as Themselves
• Margaret Barnes-DelColle as Herself
• Gary Courmier as Himself
• Mickey DeSadest as Himself
• Frederick Di Pasquale as Himself
• Roger Dirtbag as Herself
• Gary Topp as Himself
• John Paul Young as Himself

References

External links

• The Last Pogo at the Internet Movie Database