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  • Rise Up: Canadian Pop Music in the 1980s (2009)
  • TV Movie | 120 min | Documentary
Rise Up: Canadian Pop Music in the 1980s (2009)
TV Movie | 120 min | Documentary

Looks at the digital age of Canadian music in the 1980s, a visual era of big hair and shoulder pads, when music videos helped homegrown artists to take off internationally.
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Bill Kerrigan (as William [Bill] Kerrigan) | Paul Neal | Doug Sjoquist
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Sep 10, 2009 (Canada)

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135 cast members
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Kim Stockwood
Self - Shaye Self - Shaye   See fewer
Damhnait Doyle
Self - Shaye Self - Shaye   See fewer
Alan Doyle
Self (as Great Big Sea) Self (as Great Big Sea)   See fewer
Gordie Johnson
Self - Big Sugar Self - Big Sugar   See fewer
Geddy Lee
Self - Rush Self - Rush   See fewer
Derrick Ross
Self - The Spoons Self - The Spoons   See fewer
Gowan
Self Self   See fewer
Denise Donlon
Self - MuchMusic, Road Manager Self - MuchMusic, Road Manager   See fewer
Sam Feldman
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Rik Emmett
Self - Triumph Self - Triumph   See fewer
Brendan Canning
Self - Broken Social Scene Self - Broken Social Scene   See fewer
Alan Frew
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Bill Henderson
Self - Chilliwack Self - Chilliwack   See fewer
Darby Mills
Self - Headpins Self - Headpins   See fewer
Bernie Aubin
Self - Headpins Self - Headpins   See fewer
Tom Cochrane
Self - Red Rider Self - Red Rider   See fewer
Kevin Kane
Self - The Grapes of Wrath Self - The Grapes of Wrath   See fewer
Bev Davies
Self - Punk Photographer Self - Punk Photographer   See fewer
Ra Maguire
Self - Trooper Self - Trooper   See fewer
Paul Hyde
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John Collins
Self - The New Pornographers Self - The New Pornographers   See fewer
Tony Bardach
Self - The Pointed Sticks (as Tony Bardasch) Self - The Pointed Sticks (as Tony Bardasch)   See fewer
Cleave Anderson
Self - The Battered Wives, Blue Rodeo Self - The Battered Wives, Blue Rodeo   See fewer
Mojah
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Adrian Miller
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Steven Leckie
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Billy Bryans
Self - The Parachute Club Self - The Parachute Club   See fewer
Fergus Hambleton
Self - The Sattalites Self - The Sattalites   See fewer
Christopher Ward
Self - VJ, MuchMusic Self - VJ, MuchMusic   See fewer
John Mann
Self - Spirit of the West Self - Spirit of the West   See fewer
Lorraine Segato
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Daniel Lanois
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Neil Osborne
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Moe Berg
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Bernie Finkelstein
Self - True North Records Self - True North Records   See fewer
Jim Cuddy
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Tyler Stewart
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Steven Page
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Rob Preuss
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Grant McDonough
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Nardwuar
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Mitsou
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Jean-Marc Pisapia
Self - The Box Self - The Box   See fewer
Donald Tarlton
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Robert Ezrin
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Carole Pope
Self - Rough Trade Self - Rough Trade   See fewer
Red Robinson
Self - Disc Jockey Self - Disc Jockey   See fewer
Serge Fiori
Self - Harmonium Self - Harmonium   See fewer
David Foster
Self - Producer Self - Producer   See fewer
Dustin Hawthorne
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Margo Timmins
Self - Cowboy Junkies Self - Cowboy Junkies   See fewer
Terry David Mulligan
Self - VJ, MuchMusic Self - VJ, MuchMusic   See fewer
Suzie Ungerleider
Self (as Oh Susannah) Self (as Oh Susannah)   See fewer
Greg Keelor
Self - Blue Rodeo Self - Blue Rodeo   See fewer
Bryan Potvin
Self - The Northern Pikes Self - The Northern Pikes   See fewer
Kos
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Terry McBride
Self - Nettwerk Records Self - Nettwerk Records   See fewer
Bob Hallett
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Ivan Berry
Self - Manager Self - Manager   See fewer
Wes Williams
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Haydain Neale
Self - jacksoul Self - jacksoul   See fewer
Tom Lavin
Self - Powder Blues Band Self - Powder Blues Band   See fewer
Brookes Diamond
Self - Promoter Self - Promoter   See fewer
James Black
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Tom Wilson
Self - Blackie & The Rodeo Kings Self - Blackie & The Rodeo Kings   See fewer
Jian Ghomeshi
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
54-40
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Bryan Adams
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Bruce Allen
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Powder Blues Band
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The Box
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Chilliwack
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Leonard Cohen
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Lisa Dalbello
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Erica Ehm
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Headpins
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The Jeff Healey Band
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Kashtin
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Sarah McLachlan
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Men Without Hats
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Messenjah
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Handsome Ned
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The Northern Pikes
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Mary Margaret O'Hara
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The Parachute Club
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Payolas
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The Pursuit of Happiness
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20th Century Rebels
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Red Rider
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Truths & Rights
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John Roberts
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Rush
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Keith Scott
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Jane Siberry
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Slow
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Doug and the Slugs
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Spoons
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Glass Tiger
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The Tragically Hip
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Triumph
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Jim Vallance
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The Viletones
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The Grapes of Wrath
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Neil Young
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