Shihad - Beautiful Machine

The rare footage of their very early days, back when Toogood and Larkin were still metal kids at Wellington High, is priceless. This is Shihad's story, and it's a cracker, which makes it a must-see for fans of the band.

– Scott Kara in a four star NZ Herald review, 16 May 2012

You should see this film ... It has grit and heart and soul ...

– Simon Sweetman, in a five star Dominion Post review, 19 May 2012

We give up that dream of being in America or we change our name and give it a go. Those were my options — Shit A or Shit B.

– Jon Toogood on Shihad's name change to Pacifier

To see your life on a film is pretty incredible. It's got the friendships in it; the mistakes we've made. It's more about family and people in our lives and he's done it in a way that it's almost incidental that we're musicians. It's definitely not a boy-band movie.

– Jon Toogood in an interview with website Stuff, February 2012