Driver 23

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Meet Dan Cleveland, frontman for the heavy metal band, Dark Horse who is also a delivery driver and amateur physicist. Follow Cleveland’s quixotic quest for rock stardom as he toils in his basement frantically pursuing his dream with determination and madcap ingenuity. Taped, glued guitars; clumsy, homemade weightlifting machines; cartoonish diagrams; and dangerous loading ramps—Cleveland’s house is a combination torture chamber and amusement park. Minneapolis filmmaker Rolf Belgum spent a year and a half inside Dan’s world. Shot with a hand-held camera and a budget of $700, this film is a poignant, hysterical look into an obsessive personality with “Cassavetes-esque” candor.

Director

Rolf Belgum

Producer

Rolf Belgum

Release Year

1998

Festival Year

1999

Country

United States

Run Time

72 minutes