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‘Our characters like to be naughty’: the makers of the Nirvanna mockumentary on illegal skydiving, taboo-breaking and time travel
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol’s (non-Cobain affiliated) movie feels like Jackass via Back to the Future. They talk about how the supreme silliness was stressful to film, and how times have changed since their ‘tasteless’ 2007 web series
TL;DR
- The new film 'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' follows creators Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol as they use time travel to secure a gig at Toronto's Rivoli club.
- The movie incorporates elements of 'Jackass' and 'Borat,' featuring real stunts performed in public spaces and a plotline borrowed from 'Back to the Future.'
- Filming involved dangerous stunts, including an unpermitted skydiving attempt from the CN Tower, which the creators describe as meticulously planned and highly stressful.
- The filmmakers acknowledge that their earlier web series contained 'tasteless' and potentially offensive humor, but argue that their current film has moved past that, focusing on risk without racism.
- Johnson and McCarrol's comedy often involves characters testing the boundaries of social norms and rules, driven by a desire to explore the 'edge.'