‘What’s the worst that could happen?’: Netflix launch Raygun doco
If a line from an upcoming Netflix documentary on Raygun is anything to go by, the controversial Aussie breakdancer’s therapist could now be in therapy themselves.
Netflix on Thursday morning released a trailer for an upcoming documentary on Raygun – real name Rachael Gunn – and her journey from academic to Olympian to internet meme.
A still from the upcoming Netflix documentary on controversial Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn. Netflix
“Right before the Olympics I went to my therapist, panicked. She was like, ‘what’s the worst that could happen?’,” Gunn said in the clip.
“(I said) ‘the world could laugh at me’. She’s like ‘do you think that’s reasonable?’.”
Indeed, her infamous performance – featuring kangaroo hops, John Howard-esque Australia tracksuit and other contortions – failed to register even a single point with judges. The global reaction overshadowed the achievements of any other athlete.
According to the streaming giant, Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly will “take viewers inside the rise, fall, and reinvention” of Raygun, “who ignited a global firestorm following her 2024 Olympic debut”.
“But as her performance at the games went viral overnight, so did an avalanche of memes, misinformation, and conspiracy theories questioning how she ever got there”.
In February, Gunn took a voluntary redundancy from Macquarie University’s Faculty of Arts.
She had been there since completing her undergraduate degree more than a decade ago.
Her significant research included papers titled “Nocturnal Paradox: How Breakdancing reveals the potentials of the night”, “Re-articulating Gender Norms through breakdancing” and “The ‘systems of relay’ in doing cultural studies: experimenting with the ‘Body without Organs’ in b-girling practice.”
The documentary will be released on September 1.
