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- The narrator for this documentary is Jon Mikl Thor himself and it follows him from his childhood in Vancouver, Canada to the present day. Early in life, Thor gained notoriety for his body building and decided to eventually parlay this fame into a rock and roll career. However, the road was not easy nor fast.
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I Am Thor is a documentary about the life of bodybuilder and rock musician Jon Mikl Thor of the band Thor. The film was directed by Ryan Wise and produced by Ryan Wise and Alan Higbee and had its world premiere at the 2015 Slamdance Film Festival.
Nov 20, 2015 · I Am Thor: Directed by Ryan Wise. With Jon Mikl Thor, John Holmstrom, Nik Turner, Jack Cione. Jon Mikl Thor was a bodybuilding, steel bending, brick smashing rock star in the 70's and 80's whose theatrical band, Thor, never quite made it big. Years later he attempts a comeback that nearly kills him.
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- Documentary, Biography, Music
- Ryan Wise
- 2015-11-20
Jan 25, 2015 · Ryan Wise’s documentary pays bemusedly affectionate tribute to a no-longer-quite-so-buff rock god still doggedly pursuing, at age 60, a stardom that never quite materialized.
Jan 27, 2017 · The documentary I Am Thor is an enjoyable if low-budget portrait of John Mikl Thor, as he refuses to succumb to a seemingly endless series of setbacks, while trying to re-launch his career...
- Benjamin H. Smith
Jan 28, 2016 · The film, directed by seasoned television director but first-time documentarian Ryan Wise, catches up with Thor in 2001 as he is mounting his comeback, and traces that effort through the next 13 years. Too Quick to Move On.
Nov 13, 2016 · The doc captures nearly five decades of the man’s life – from his stint as a naked waiter cut short when replaced by a better-endowed gentleman – to a period of time as an Elvis-in-space impersonator in Las Vegas – to landing a booking on The Merv Griffin Show – to nudie stage musicals and other oddball enterprises that distracted him from his m...
Dec 9, 2015 · Chronicling the life and career of the Canadian bodybuilder-turned-rocker who’s soldiered on through his career despite a wide variety of obstacles, I Am Thor is an amusing show business tale...
