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- Still Crazy
- I.m crazy for renting it.
- Good Rock and Roll Movie!!!
- Touching and very funny, this is a wonderful overlooked movie
- still rockin'
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Still Crazy
Starring:
Stephen Rea ,
Billy Connolly ,
Jimmy Nail ,
Timothy Spall , and
Bill Nighy
Director:
Brian Gibson
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ASIN: 0767833988
Release Date: 1999-06-29 |
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This gently satirical British comedy chronicles the quixotic reunion of a late, arguably not-so-great, and unlamented '70s rock band, Strange Fruit, with a winning mix of humor and poignancy. The "Fruits," as the survivors call themselves without irony, had disbanded after the tragic loss of one member, the mysterious disappearance of another, and the aftershocks of internal rivalries, but 20 years later they warily reassemble for a Dutch club tour, a warm-up for a proposed festival appearance. Between that seemingly hare-brained proposal and the fateful festival, director Brian Gibson, working from a sharp script by Dick Clement and Ian LaFrenais, captures the absurdities of middle-aged rockers trying to recapture that lost cockiness.
Breathing life into the band is a terrific cast, including Stephen Rea, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, and Bill Nighy, each managing to juggle deft archetype with believable character traits: Spall's cheerfully crass, flatulent drummer, and Nighy's preening, slow-witted lead singer exemplify the approach, grabbing chuckles yet making you actually care about them. Equally impressive is Billy Connolly as the wily roadie, Hughie, at once pragmatic and devoted to his charges. All are well-served by production details and script points that get the group's lost world of late '60s and early '70s rock exactly right, from costuming and stage moves to the long-forgotten bands they name-check--Blodwyn Pig, anybody?
The band's music likewise benefits from inspired insiders, cowriters Mick Jones (Spooky Tooth, Foreigner) and Chris Difford (Squeeze), who hit a nifty combination of bombast (for the silly scenes) and earnestness. When Gibson and his cast risk the story's amiable glow on a darker, more dramatic final act, the music rises to the challenge, and the whole project, like its fictional subject, achieves an unexpectedly touching victory. --Sam Sutherland
Customer Reviews:
Still Crazy.......2007-03-28
Seriously unknown film that should have been much more than it was. The Sountrack is excellent and the story makes you feel as if they were one of your favorite bands reunited.
I.m crazy for renting it........2007-03-23
I was so disappointed to see such excellent actors as Bill Nighy and Stephen Rea prostitute themselfves for this film. The music was so bad I had to mute it out completely. This move has no real redeeming features. Maybe they made it for the money, I wouldn't know. I consider it a bomb. I was disappointed because I like rock n roll and this was not rock n roll music. This was some producer's assistant's idea of rock-probably too young to have actually seen it themselves. Live and learn. Next time I'm researching a film before I rent or buy it.
Good Rock and Roll Movie!!!.......2007-01-29
This is a great movie about a defunct 70's rock band (strange fruit)trying to revive their magic that they once had. With 3 of the five founding members, and the fourth "original" lead singer played by Bill Nighy, this band trecks off to revive their career with a comeback tour. Along with this comes their old problems, and tensions about the loss of their original lead singer Kieth (died by overdose), and the abscence of orignal guitarist Brian (keith's brother, who was on the same path as his brother). They find young hot shot to fill in on guitar who blends in well, but the shadow of the deceased singer always looms over Bill Nighy's character, and causes dysfunction in the band.
Get a copy of this movie to watch to find out what happens. This has an excellent soundtrack that is a collection of artist who create the sound of "strange fruit" that truely sound as if it was made in the 70's. A great cast (Including Stephen Rae, Bill Nighy, and Bill Connelly) A highly overlook film.
Touching and very funny, this is a wonderful overlooked movie.......2007-01-22
Mid-way through this movie, I so wished the band would make it.
That was despite knowing that these were all actors whom I'd seen often in other great films; the acting combined with the excellent writing, and made me desperately hoping this group would achieve the greatness that had alluded them.
Wonderfully done cast, brilliant writing, beautiful locations. Yes, there are cliches here, but you don't really notice them as "cliches"-everything seems to flow together so flawlessy, and ends up feeling entirely natural and unscripted. The music is very well done as well-I do admit being tempted to buy the soundtrack CD.
Bill Nighy did stand out in this movie, for me: a character at once moronic, fragile, and egotistical-he ended up being totally enjoyable, and was for myself probably the most sympathetic character of the film.
Couldn't recommend this movie enough!
still rockin'.......2006-12-02
While I tell twenty-somethings the '70's are best forgotten, I can't help but indulge in re-watching this movie time and time again. It instills a melancholic longing for the utterly free-wheeling energy that decade embodied. I was in high school and college at that time. I knew guys just like the characters and those who lost love and lovers to drugs, alcohol, and, well...reality! The comedy is poignant and a little heart-breaking. While a sequel is probably out of the question, you may sometimes wonder what the boys and Karen would be up to. Okay, it's a movie. Well, wouldn't you like an update? PS Buy the soundtrack, if you can find it. The songs, along with the movie's plot will get stuck in your nostalgic head! Anytime me and the "old man" need a laugh we fire this one up. You'll get the joke if you're 50! Truly a classic!
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Average customer rating:
- Still Crazy
- I.m crazy for renting it.
- Good Rock and Roll Movie!!!
- Touching and very funny, this is a wonderful overlooked movie
- still rockin'
|
Still Crazy [Region 2]
Starring:
Stephen Rea ,
Billy Connolly ,
Jimmy Nail ,
Timothy Spall , and
Bill Nighy
Director:
Brian Gibson
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
General
| Comedy
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
Barber, Frances
| ( B )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
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Connolly, Billy
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Daniels, Phil
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Davis, Philip
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Rea, Stephen
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Similar Items:
-
Blow Dry
-
Still Crazy (1998 Film)
-
The Lawless Heart
-
The Girl in the Cafe
-
Gideon's Daughter
ASIN: B00004CZT9 |
Amazon.com
This gently satirical British comedy chronicles the quixotic reunion of a late, arguably not-so-great, and unlamented '70s rock band, Strange Fruit, with a winning mix of humor and poignancy. The "Fruits," as the survivors call themselves without irony, had disbanded after the tragic loss of one member, the mysterious disappearance of another, and the aftershocks of internal rivalries, but 20 years later they warily reassemble for a Dutch club tour, a warm-up for a proposed festival appearance. Between that seemingly hare-brained proposal and the fateful festival, director Brian Gibson, working from a sharp script by Dick Clement and Ian LaFrenais, captures the absurdities of middle-aged rockers trying to recapture that lost cockiness.
Breathing life into the band is a terrific cast, including Stephen Rea, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, and Bill Nighy, each managing to juggle deft archetype with believable character traits: Spall's cheerfully crass, flatulent drummer, and Nighy's preening, slow-witted lead singer exemplify the approach, grabbing chuckles yet making you actually care about them. Equally impressive is Billy Connolly as the wily roadie, Hughie, at once pragmatic and devoted to his charges. All are well-served by production details and script points that get the group's lost world of late '60s and early '70s rock exactly right, from costuming and stage moves to the long-forgotten bands they name-check--Blodwyn Pig, anybody?
The band's music likewise benefits from inspired insiders, cowriters Mick Jones (Spooky Tooth, Foreigner) and Chris Difford (Squeeze), who hit a nifty combination of bombast (for the silly scenes) and earnestness. When Gibson and his cast risk the story's amiable glow on a darker, more dramatic final act, the music rises to the challenge, and the whole project, like its fictional subject, achieves an unexpectedly touching victory. --Sam Sutherland
Customer Reviews:
Still Crazy.......2007-03-28
Seriously unknown film that should have been much more than it was. The Sountrack is excellent and the story makes you feel as if they were one of your favorite bands reunited.
I.m crazy for renting it........2007-03-23
I was so disappointed to see such excellent actors as Bill Nighy and Stephen Rea prostitute themselfves for this film. The music was so bad I had to mute it out completely. This move has no real redeeming features. Maybe they made it for the money, I wouldn't know. I consider it a bomb. I was disappointed because I like rock n roll and this was not rock n roll music. This was some producer's assistant's idea of rock-probably too young to have actually seen it themselves. Live and learn. Next time I'm researching a film before I rent or buy it.
Good Rock and Roll Movie!!!.......2007-01-29
This is a great movie about a defunct 70's rock band (strange fruit)trying to revive their magic that they once had. With 3 of the five founding members, and the fourth "original" lead singer played by Bill Nighy, this band trecks off to revive their career with a comeback tour. Along with this comes their old problems, and tensions about the loss of their original lead singer Kieth (died by overdose), and the abscence of orignal guitarist Brian (keith's brother, who was on the same path as his brother). They find young hot shot to fill in on guitar who blends in well, but the shadow of the deceased singer always looms over Bill Nighy's character, and causes dysfunction in the band.
Get a copy of this movie to watch to find out what happens. This has an excellent soundtrack that is a collection of artist who create the sound of "strange fruit" that truely sound as if it was made in the 70's. A great cast (Including Stephen Rae, Bill Nighy, and Bill Connelly) A highly overlook film.
Touching and very funny, this is a wonderful overlooked movie.......2007-01-22
Mid-way through this movie, I so wished the band would make it.
That was despite knowing that these were all actors whom I'd seen often in other great films; the acting combined with the excellent writing, and made me desperately hoping this group would achieve the greatness that had alluded them.
Wonderfully done cast, brilliant writing, beautiful locations. Yes, there are cliches here, but you don't really notice them as "cliches"-everything seems to flow together so flawlessy, and ends up feeling entirely natural and unscripted. The music is very well done as well-I do admit being tempted to buy the soundtrack CD.
Bill Nighy did stand out in this movie, for me: a character at once moronic, fragile, and egotistical-he ended up being totally enjoyable, and was for myself probably the most sympathetic character of the film.
Couldn't recommend this movie enough!
still rockin'.......2006-12-02
While I tell twenty-somethings the '70's are best forgotten, I can't help but indulge in re-watching this movie time and time again. It instills a melancholic longing for the utterly free-wheeling energy that decade embodied. I was in high school and college at that time. I knew guys just like the characters and those who lost love and lovers to drugs, alcohol, and, well...reality! The comedy is poignant and a little heart-breaking. While a sequel is probably out of the question, you may sometimes wonder what the boys and Karen would be up to. Okay, it's a movie. Well, wouldn't you like an update? PS Buy the soundtrack, if you can find it. The songs, along with the movie's plot will get stuck in your nostalgic head! Anytime me and the "old man" need a laugh we fire this one up. You'll get the joke if you're 50! Truly a classic!
![Still Crazy [Region 2]](http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/21R2MJJF26L.jpg)
Average customer rating:
- Still Crazy
- I.m crazy for renting it.
- Good Rock and Roll Movie!!!
- Touching and very funny, this is a wonderful overlooked movie
- still rockin'
|
Still Crazy [Region 2]
Starring:
Stephen Rea ,
Billy Connolly ,
Jimmy Nail ,
Timothy Spall , and
Bill Nighy
Director:
Brian Gibson
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
General
| Comedy
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
Barber, Frances
| ( B )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Connolly, Billy
| ( C )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Daniels, Phil
| ( D )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Davis, Philip
| ( D )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Nail, Jimmy
| ( N )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Nighy, Bill
| ( N )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Rea, Stephen
| ( R )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Spall, Timothy
| ( S )
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| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Gibson, Brian
| ( G )
| Directors
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
( S )
| Titles
| Features
| DVD
| Video
Similar Items:
-
Blow Dry
-
Still Crazy (1998 Film)
-
The Lawless Heart
-
The Girl in the Cafe
-
Gideon's Daughter
ASIN: B00004RYWD |
Amazon.com
This gently satirical British comedy chronicles the quixotic reunion of a late, arguably not-so-great, and unlamented '70s rock band, Strange Fruit, with a winning mix of humor and poignancy. The "Fruits," as the survivors call themselves without irony, had disbanded after the tragic loss of one member, the mysterious disappearance of another, and the aftershocks of internal rivalries, but 20 years later they warily reassemble for a Dutch club tour, a warm-up for a proposed festival appearance. Between that seemingly hare-brained proposal and the fateful festival, director Brian Gibson, working from a sharp script by Dick Clement and Ian LaFrenais, captures the absurdities of middle-aged rockers trying to recapture that lost cockiness.
Breathing life into the band is a terrific cast, including Stephen Rea, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, and Bill Nighy, each managing to juggle deft archetype with believable character traits: Spall's cheerfully crass, flatulent drummer, and Nighy's preening, slow-witted lead singer exemplify the approach, grabbing chuckles yet making you actually care about them. Equally impressive is Billy Connolly as the wily roadie, Hughie, at once pragmatic and devoted to his charges. All are well-served by production details and script points that get the group's lost world of late '60s and early '70s rock exactly right, from costuming and stage moves to the long-forgotten bands they name-check--Blodwyn Pig, anybody?
The band's music likewise benefits from inspired insiders, cowriters Mick Jones (Spooky Tooth, Foreigner) and Chris Difford (Squeeze), who hit a nifty combination of bombast (for the silly scenes) and earnestness. When Gibson and his cast risk the story's amiable glow on a darker, more dramatic final act, the music rises to the challenge, and the whole project, like its fictional subject, achieves an unexpectedly touching victory. --Sam Sutherland
Customer Reviews:
Still Crazy.......2007-03-28
Seriously unknown film that should have been much more than it was. The Sountrack is excellent and the story makes you feel as if they were one of your favorite bands reunited.
I.m crazy for renting it........2007-03-23
I was so disappointed to see such excellent actors as Bill Nighy and Stephen Rea prostitute themselfves for this film. The music was so bad I had to mute it out completely. This move has no real redeeming features. Maybe they made it for the money, I wouldn't know. I consider it a bomb. I was disappointed because I like rock n roll and this was not rock n roll music. This was some producer's assistant's idea of rock-probably too young to have actually seen it themselves. Live and learn. Next time I'm researching a film before I rent or buy it.
Good Rock and Roll Movie!!!.......2007-01-29
This is a great movie about a defunct 70's rock band (strange fruit)trying to revive their magic that they once had. With 3 of the five founding members, and the fourth "original" lead singer played by Bill Nighy, this band trecks off to revive their career with a comeback tour. Along with this comes their old problems, and tensions about the loss of their original lead singer Kieth (died by overdose), and the abscence of orignal guitarist Brian (keith's brother, who was on the same path as his brother). They find young hot shot to fill in on guitar who blends in well, but the shadow of the deceased singer always looms over Bill Nighy's character, and causes dysfunction in the band.
Get a copy of this movie to watch to find out what happens. This has an excellent soundtrack that is a collection of artist who create the sound of "strange fruit" that truely sound as if it was made in the 70's. A great cast (Including Stephen Rae, Bill Nighy, and Bill Connelly) A highly overlook film.
Touching and very funny, this is a wonderful overlooked movie.......2007-01-22
Mid-way through this movie, I so wished the band would make it.
That was despite knowing that these were all actors whom I'd seen often in other great films; the acting combined with the excellent writing, and made me desperately hoping this group would achieve the greatness that had alluded them.
Wonderfully done cast, brilliant writing, beautiful locations. Yes, there are cliches here, but you don't really notice them as "cliches"-everything seems to flow together so flawlessy, and ends up feeling entirely natural and unscripted. The music is very well done as well-I do admit being tempted to buy the soundtrack CD.
Bill Nighy did stand out in this movie, for me: a character at once moronic, fragile, and egotistical-he ended up being totally enjoyable, and was for myself probably the most sympathetic character of the film.
Couldn't recommend this movie enough!
still rockin'.......2006-12-02
While I tell twenty-somethings the '70's are best forgotten, I can't help but indulge in re-watching this movie time and time again. It instills a melancholic longing for the utterly free-wheeling energy that decade embodied. I was in high school and college at that time. I knew guys just like the characters and those who lost love and lovers to drugs, alcohol, and, well...reality! The comedy is poignant and a little heart-breaking. While a sequel is probably out of the question, you may sometimes wonder what the boys and Karen would be up to. Okay, it's a movie. Well, wouldn't you like an update? PS Buy the soundtrack, if you can find it. The songs, along with the movie's plot will get stuck in your nostalgic head! Anytime me and the "old man" need a laugh we fire this one up. You'll get the joke if you're 50! Truly a classic!
![Still Crazy [Region 2]](http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/2167DM26A2L.jpg)
Average customer rating:
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Still Crazy [Region 2]
Starring:
Stephen Rea ,
Billy Connolly ,
Jimmy Nail ,
Timothy Spall , and
Bill Nighy
Director:
Brian Gibson
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
General
| Comedy
| Genres
| DVD
| Video
Barber, Frances
| ( B )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Connolly, Billy
| ( C )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Daniels, Phil
| ( D )
| Actors & Actresses
| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Davis, Philip
| ( D )
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| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Nail, Jimmy
| ( N )
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| Stores
| DVD
| Video
Nighy, Bill
| ( N )
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| Stores
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Rea, Stephen
| ( R )
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| Stores
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| Video
Spall, Timothy
| ( S )
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Gibson, Brian
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ASIN: B00004VXZQ |
Product Description
October 7, 1980 concert at the Tower Theatre in Philadelphia. Paul Simon with Steve Gadd on drums, Tony Levin on bass, and Richard Tee on guitar. A memorable night of music captured for you here, LIVE!
TRACKS:
Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
/ Still Crazy After All These Years
/ Ace In The Hole
/ Something So Right
/ One-Trick Pony
/ Jonah
/ Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover
/ Late In The Evening
/ American Tune
/ The Boxer
/ The Sound Of Silence.
++++ DVD FEATURES: This officially licensed release from South Korea is All-Region NTSC Code 0 (playable worldwide) with Full Screen color display and BOTH DTS and Dolby Digital Surround Sound in ENGLISH (with optional subtitles in English, also). PLUS Special BONUS Features: Biographies, Discography, Photo Gallery, Manuscript Gallery.
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- The 10th Victim
- The Barbra Streisand Collection (The Mirror Has Two Faces / The Prince of Tides / The Way We Were)
- The Best of The Chris Rock Show - Volume 2
- The Billy Wilder DVD Collection (The Apartment / Avanti! / The Fortune Cookie / Irma la Douce / Kiss Me Stupid / One Two Three / The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes / Some Like It Hot / Witness for the Prosecution)
- The Blues Brothers (Widescreen 25th Anniversary Edition)
- The Brady Bunch Movie / A Very Brady Sequel
- The Cat's Meow
- The Coca-Cola Kid
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
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