Marvin John Heemeyer (October 28, 1951 – June 4, 2004) was an American automobile muffler repair shop owner who demolished numerous buildings with a modified bulldozer in Granby, Colorado, in 2004. Heemeyer's machine was posthumously nicknamed the Killdozer.

American welder Marvin Heemeyer goes on a violent rampage with a secretly fortified bulldozer made up of steel, concrete, and guns after feuding with members of the small town of Granby, Colorado. [4][5] The film was positively reviewed and has a 90% approval rating, based on 10 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. [6] ^ "SXSW 2019 Schedule".

May 17, 2024 · In 2004, Marvin Heemeyer, frustrated with local government decisions affecting his business, armored a bulldozer and went on a destructive rampage in Granby, Colorado. Heemeyer's modified bulldozer, nicknamed 'Killdozer,' demolished 13 buildings including the town hall and a former mayor's house.

On June 4th, 2004, a sixty-three-ton bulldozer, fortified with steel and concrete, systematically destroyed numerous businesses and homes in the small mountain town of Granby, Colorado. The...

Tread: Directed by Paul Solet. With Marvin Heemeyer, Patrick Brower, Glenn Trainor Jr., Casey Farrell. Pushed to his breaking point, a master welder in a small town at the foot of the Rocky Mountains quietly fortifies a bulldozer with 30 tons of concrete and steel and seeks to destroy those he believes have wronged him.

Aug 4, 2020 · Netflix’s ‘Tread’ tells the story of a man named Marvin Heemeyer who decides to avenge the injustice done to him by the rich and the powerful of the town. At the beginning of the documentary, we are given a quick background of Heemeyer, focusing particularly on his art of …

Feb 28, 2020 · Central to the narrative is Heemeyer’s clandestine project: the modification of a Komatsu excavator into what would later be dubbed the “Killdozer.” The film details how Heemeyer, utilizing his welding skills, transformed the …

Sep 8, 2020 · There are many ways to look at “Tread,” the Netflix documentary about a June 4, 2004, rampage through the town of Granby by local businessman-turned-killdozer-driver Marvin Heemeyer. It’s a...

Feb 9, 2020 · The new documentary titled "Tread" will have a one-week run at several Colorado theaters beginning Feb. 21, 2020. The film looks back at the June 2004 incident by Marvin Heemeyer in Granby,...

State and local police were incapable of even slowing the machine. Though it was armed with three high-powered firearms, no one but the driver was killed. His name was Marvin Heemeyer. TREAD explores the polarizing perspectives on this man, his …