Emerging from the Detroit music scene of the 1970s in a flurry of long hair and sequins, Alice Cooper restored hard rock with a sense of showmanship, while simultaneously striking fear into the hearts of Middle America with the chicken-slaughtering, dead-baby-eating theatrics that would cement his identity as a glam metal icon. Meticulously crafted from rare archival footage, Super Duper Alice Cooper tells the story of the man behind the makeup, Vincent Furnier, the son of a preacher, who got caught in the grip of his own monster.
Editing
No talking heads — pure archival collage, hypnotic and unsettling.
Production
Vintage footage so crisp you'll taste the cocaine and sweat.
Direction
Three directors, one voice: the monster speaks for itself.
Director
Reginald Harkema
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'chicken incident' at the Toronto Rock 'N' Roll Revival festival in 1969 was allegedly accidental — fans threw it on stage, Alice tossed it back thinking it could fly. The resulting decapitation made him infamous.
The film's 'doc opera' structure — no present-day interviews, only archival voices — was inspired by Todd Haynes' Dylan experiment 'I'm Not There,' forcing viewers to piece together truth from performance.
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