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What is your favorite movie about a musician?

Posted on 6/14/23 at 12:09 pm
Posted by themetalreb
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 12:09 pm
For ex: Rocket Man, Rhapsody, The Bodyguard, etc…for me, it’s Crazy Heart starring Jeff Bridges….total fiction, but man he killed that role.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 12:12 pm to
LA Bamba

The Buddy Holly Story

Elvis
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 12:18 pm to
Rockstar. The music in the movie is perfect. Crossroads with Ralph Macchio is another one I like a lot. Jack Butler cutting heads.
This post was edited on 6/14/23 at 10:42 pm
Posted by mdomingue
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 12:24 pm to
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Crossroads with Ralph Macchio is another one I like a lot.


I really liked that movie.
Posted by Midget Death Squad
Meme Magic
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 12:26 pm to
Eddie and the Cruisers
Posted by TigerinKorea
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 12:35 pm to
I enjoyed Love & Mercy about Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys.
Posted by metallica81788
NO
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 12:53 pm to
Walk Hard
Posted by Palomitz
Miami
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 1:07 pm to
Rocket Man.

Not 100% accurate but pretty entertaining.
Posted by Zappas Stache
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 1:33 pm to
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Posted by iwyLSUiwy
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 2:01 pm to



I thoroughly enjoyed Elvis as well.
This post was edited on 6/14/23 at 2:02 pm
Posted by LSUDVM1999
North Carolina
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 2:07 pm to
The Doors

I didn't like them when I was younger but after seeing Oliver Stone's movie I gained a HUGE appreciation for how great their music is.
This post was edited on 6/14/23 at 10:25 pm
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 2:13 pm to
probably "Walk Hard" or "Weird"
Granted, the "Bill & Ted" series was great, "School of Rock" is fantastic as is "Tenacious D & the Pick of Destiny", "Scott Pilgrim vs The World" is a classic, and "The Rocker" is really underrated.
This post was edited on 6/14/23 at 2:22 pm
Posted by FearlessFreep
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 2:24 pm to
Posted by STigers
Gulf Coast
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 2:46 pm to
SINGLES

Posted by DRMPHD
College Station, Texas
Member since Jun 2018
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 3:41 pm to
Amadeus
The Rutles
Almost Famous
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 4:30 pm to
This is a very interesting question.

Does Head count? If it doesn't, take a head count.

You have all the classical biopics ("Oh look, here comes Beethoven with another symphony!") & backstage musicals of the '40s & '50s, but I can't think of one I'd choose as the all time best.

The Buddy Holly Story set the template for rock biopics, both in style and its numerous factual errors.

Rip Torn played a country singer in Payday (loosely based on Hank W.) which is kinda choppy as a film but has some memorable moments.

In the 70s there was a biopic of Leadbelly which I saw sometime in the 90s. It had some good scenes but who knows how accurate it was.

As I said, an interesting question.
Posted by Richard Grayson
Bestbank
Member since Sep 2022
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 5:27 pm to
Frank
Spinal Tap
Weird Al
Airheads
Walk Hard
This post was edited on 6/14/23 at 5:28 pm
Posted by Shotgun Willie
Member since Apr 2016
4171 posts
Posted on 6/14/23 at 8:43 pm to
Whiplash
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
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Posted on 6/14/23 at 9:25 pm to
I thought Blaze (Blaze Foley) a few years back was very good..
Posted by TigerinKorea
Member since Aug 2014
8858 posts
Posted on 6/14/23 at 10:25 pm to
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