FUBAR is a
2002 mockumentary film, directed by
Michael Dowse, based on the lives of two lifelong friends and
head-bangers living out their lives, constantly drinking
beer. It first debuted at the
Sundance Film Festival as an Official Selection of the Festival. Since its release, it has gained critical acclaim and a cult status in
North America, but especially within Western
Canada. It was both filmed and set in and around
Calgary and outlying areas in the Canadian province of
Alberta.
It was filmed entirely with
digital cinematography, on a shoestring budget that required many involved with the project to max out their
credit cards in order to complete the movie (according to an interview on their official website).
FUBAR features characters partly based on a comedy routine performed by
David Lawrence and
Paul Spence that they developed based on the head-banger subculture.