Not sure what Madness appearance you were ref’ing tho
the only band to play flat-out undisguised versions of themselves in a straight-up biopic?
not called Flat-Out Straight-Up: The Madness Story though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwWvKnU9zCE
― blokes you can't rust (sic), Wednesday, 17 April 2019 02:11 (five years ago) link
for zing types and future archaeologists: that's a legit youtube posting of Take It Or Leave It, a biopic about Madness' first 2-3 years, filmed during their 5th year, starring themselves
― blokes you can't rust (sic), Wednesday, 17 April 2019 02:13 (five years ago) link
Does The Jazz Singer count? The one with Neil Diamond. I never saw it, but I recall from the ads that it appeared to be a full-on Diamond experience.
I believe the bit where he's in the studio with a bratty singer, played by Paul Nicholas(!), who is recording a punk version of "Love on the Rocks"(!!) is based on his experience working with Mike Nesmith in the Monkees. Other than that, don't think so - I don't know if this ever happened:
https://alchetron.com/cdn/The-Jazz-Singer-1980-film-images-647f42f0-a04e-4e4b-9126-eceb608df93.jpg
― Do you like 70s hard rock with a guitar hero? (Tom D.), Wednesday, 17 April 2019 06:50 (five years ago) link
I'm always amazed just how little-seen One Trick Pony is in the UK.
I don't think the US is much different tbh. Never would have seen it at all if it hadn't gotten a cheapo MGM DVD reissue a few years ago.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 16:23 (five years ago) link
It existed as a butt-ugly VHS copy at my Blockbuster for years.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 17 April 2019 16:24 (five years ago) link
was coming here to mention that Strait film but unperson beat me to it.
http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1446/2017/05/Pure-Country-Movie-DVD.jpg
― omar little, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 16:33 (five years ago) link
Rockers is also great, a really exceptional film if only for capturing its specific place and time, but it's also pretty entertaining and the music is amazing.
― omar little, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 16:35 (five years ago) link
Springfield entry looks hilariously terriblehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE4gjWuRCGk
the girl in the band plays... hand puppet?
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 17 April 2019 16:42 (five years ago) link
Gawd, I need to see more of these.
That Madness thing is pretty good. Judging by the first half anyway...
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 18 April 2019 01:56 (five years ago) link
It is, yes.
Also, was dancing around the shop when I found the box version (CD plus DVD) of "Slade in Flame" in Fopp for £2 !
― Mark G, Thursday, 18 April 2019 13:58 (five years ago) link
INCOMING!!! St. Vincent and Carrie Brownstein wrote a tour comedy about "heightened versions of themselves"
https://news.avclub.com/st-vincent-and-carrie-brownstein-wrote-a-tour-comedy-a-1834124293
― bendy, Friday, 19 April 2019 14:00 (five years ago) link
Does 'Stardust' belong here? Haven't seen it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardust_(1974_film)
― Jeff W, Saturday, 20 April 2019 11:31 (five years ago) link
I hope it wasn't autobiographical for David Essex's sake. But, seriously, I don't think it belongs here. Adam Faith is really good in it iirc.
― Do you like 70s hard rock with a guitar hero? (Tom D.), Saturday, 20 April 2019 12:22 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 21 April 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 22 April 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
A piece in Mojo a few years back suggested that That'll Be The Day (the film before Stardust about the same band) referred to The Beatles story much more than people would assume; all sorts of little 'incidents' that occur are based on the Hamburg years and such like. I think Stardust itself was more a 'generic 70s band' story.
― piscesx, Thursday, 25 April 2019 23:57 (five years ago) link
Hard to Hold is not a good movie but "Love Somebody" is a slammin song.
― Pontius Pilates (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 26 April 2019 14:01 (five years ago) link
btw Honeysuckle & 1TP were made by actual good filmmakers
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 26 April 2019 14:22 (five years ago) link
Oh, I should have posted in this thread about Jacques Demy's last film, the very weird 'Three Seats for the 26th'. It stars French singer Yves Montand as Yves Montand, a french singer who returns to Marseille to star in a musical based on the life of Yves Montand. The scenes from the play are quite biographical, but then it's mixed with a weird melodrama that ends with Yves Montand having sex with his own daughter. Very very weird last film from Demy, and his eighties music isn't quite as charming as it was in the sixties.
― Frederik B, Friday, 26 April 2019 14:28 (five years ago) link
Credible showing by Slade, seeing as they were up against Prince!
― Mark G, Friday, 26 April 2019 22:58 (five years ago) link
Crossroads does not, that doesn't star any prominent musicians playing a version of themselves iirc?
Steve Vai plays a hired gun stunt guitarist (if the devil's), tbf.
Seriously, more than one currently teenaged boy who plays guitar has positively referenced this film ime, which is simultaneously O_O and reassuring.
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Saturday, 27 April 2019 03:52 (five years ago) link
(1986 Crossroads obv)
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Saturday, 27 April 2019 03:53 (five years ago) link
still can't figure out what Flame issurely not this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_(1996_film)
― We were never Breeting Borting (President Keyes), Friday, 3 May 2019 12:34 (five years ago) link
the top result for Slade in Flame
― blokes you can't rust (sic), Friday, 3 May 2019 14:07 (five years ago) link
Songwriter starring Willie Nelson (basically playing himself) and Kris Kristofferson m/l playing Waylon is definitely worth your time. also features an excellent Rip Torn as a grizzled seedy promoter. solid B+
― A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Chooglin (will), Friday, 3 May 2019 14:19 (five years ago) link
i remember watching Hard to Hold on like Betamax at a friend's house when i was about 7. his older sisters (prob in jr high) were out of control. (i think?) it briefly shows Rick's ass and i thought they were going to pass out.
― A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Chooglin (will), Friday, 3 May 2019 14:28 (five years ago) link
Pete Townshend's White City: The Music Movie might qualify. He plays a musician named "Pete," and is referred to by another character as "yer famous friend." It's basically videos/performances of the White City songs interspersed with dramatic sequences, but it works fairly well. Only released in 1985 on VHS and Laserdisc, never reissued.
https://youtu.be/7iFtg4JFgzE
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 3 May 2019 14:38 (five years ago) link