Fishbone Movies
Actor-turned-director David Arquette co-scripted and directed this political horror feature concerning a group of friends who are stalked by a psychotic killer with a Ronald Reagan fixation during an outdoor music festival. Lukas Haas, Thomas Jane, Jason Mewes, Paul Reubens, Balthazar Getty, and Jamie King star in a film that was co-written by Darkness Falls screenwriter Joe Harris. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richmond Arquette, Paz de la Huerta, (more)
- 2006
The lack of African-Americans in the world of rock-and-roll is explored in this documentary from director Raymond Gayle. Using interviews with bands such as Living Colour and Fishbone, the film attempts to figure out whether labels, musicians or fans are to blame for rock-music being a genre dominated by whites. Also featuring archival footage Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix. Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker premiered at the San Francisco Black Film Festival. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- 2005
- NR
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A lot have people have opened rock clubs for a lot of different reasons, but Larry Bloch is one of the few to have opened a music venue as a medium for social change. In 1989, Bloch and a handful of friends, none of whom had experience running a nightclub, opened Wetlands in New York City's Tribeca district, and as part of their business plan, each month a percentage of the club's proceeded were to be donated to a nonprofit Center for Social and Environmental Justice, with the annual payout often exceeding 100,000 dollars. In addition to the club's success as an avenue for fundraising, Wetlands helped give a home to a new breed of bands whose music suited the hippie-esque vibe of the club while opening new territories in improvisational rock, and Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Blues Traveler, and Gov't Mule were among the acts who were regulars attractions at Wetlands before finding worldwide fame. Dean Budnick, a senior editor at Relix Magazine (a journal that frequently covers the jam band scene) makes his directorial debut with Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Rock Club, which examines both the music and the message behind this fabled venue. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- 311, Agnostic Front, (more)
- 2005
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An eclectic host of the music industry's most innovative and enduring acts comes to the stage of the Music Box at Fonda Theater to pay tribute to one of the most influential bands of the 1990s in this release of a live concert staged to celebrate the music of Sublime. In addition to jam-session style covers of Sublime songs performed by Los Lobos, Fishbone, Unwritten Law, Blackalicious, The Ziggens and others, an additional compact disc allows fans the opportunity to enjoy these never-before-heard covers of such Sublime classics on the road as well as in their living room. Featured songs include "Date Rape", "Paddle Out", "Waiting for my Ruca", "Saturday Night", "Doin' Time", and "Roots of Creation". ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- 2004
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Fusing ska, funk, rock, punk, and anything else that struck its musical fancy, Fishbone was a popular and wildly influential band who gained a massive cult following in the mid '80s but failed to cross over into mainstream success. In 2001, after record company problems and personal changes had stalled the group's momentum, Fishbone entered Henhouse Studio and began recording what many in the band regarded as a "make or break" project. Video cameras recorded the proceedings, and Critical Times: Fishbone's Henhouse Sessions is a documentary which examines both the tensions and the creative flow of Fishbone as they struggle to make magic on the clock. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Fishbone
- 2003
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Director James Spooner takes a look at the lives of four African-Americans involved in various punk rock scenes throughout the country. Delving into the difficulties faced by Tamar Kali, Matt Davis, Moe Mitchell, and Mariko Jonez as young black people in an exceedingly white world, Afro-Punk: The Rock 'n' Roll Nigger Experience features performances by Kali, Ten Grand, Cipher, and Bad Brains, along with interviews with such seminal punk figures as D.H. Peligro from the Dead Kennedys, Chaka Malik from Orange 9mm, and members of Fishbone. The film premiered at the 2003 San Francisco Black Film Festival. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- 1994
A smorgasbord of wild and raucous NFL football action set to the music of heavy "alternative" bands such as Cracker, Fishbone, and Pantera. Quick video cuts of action from training room workouts to spectacular on-the-field plays are interspersed with footage from the bands' performances. NFL Rocks on the Edge presents a backing soundtrack of loud, heavy music to intensify the exhilarating visual experience. Featured is "Cowboys From Hell," Pantera's concert tribute to the Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys, and a no-holds-barred interview with the band that offers the members' unique views on the game of football.
~ Sarah Block, All Movie Guide
~ Sarah Block, All Movie Guide
- 1991
This 1991 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Jeremy Irons and features musical guest Fishbone. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jeremy Irons, Fishbone, (more)
- 1991
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This is a collection of Fishbone's music videos, including "Modern Industry," "Party at Ground Zero," "Freddie's Dead," and "Sunless Saturday." It is directed by Spike Lee. ~ All Movie Guide
In this high-energy satire of the music biz, Ivan Alexov (John Cusack) and Josh Tager (Tim Robbins) lose their jobs as security guards, and they decide to start their own video production company. Their first gigs are less than inspiring, including a rappin' commercial for a chicken-and-waffle place, a living will, and a right-wing Presidential-hopeful's (Clu Gulager) gala dinner. Eventually, they get to direct a heavy-metal music video which becomes a huge surprise success. But now the politician needs to get back a private videotape from the boys, and the Secret Service is put on their trail. This chaotic romp has cameos from more music celebs than you can shake a tape reel at, as well as a hopping little soundtrack by Fishbone. This is also the film that introduced a conservative folksinger/politician character who later got his own movie, Bob Roberts. ~ John Voorhees, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Cusack, Tim Robbins, (more)
Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello not only starred in the delightfully "retro" Back to the Beach, but also served as executive producers. Appropriately set 25 years after such drive-in faves as Beach Blanket Bingo, the film finds Frankie and Annette as husband and wife, living far from the surf 'n' sand in Ohio. Heading to California to visit their daughter Lori Loughlin, Frankie and Annette are appalled to learn that she has been keeping time with punker Tommy Hinkley. In time-honored fashion, our hero and heroine set about to make the beach safe for funlovers everywhere by driving out Hinkley's unsavory pals. Along the way, Frankie nearly bollixes up his marriage by dallying with Connie Stevens-one of several pop-culture icons appearing in Back to the Beach, including Don Adams, Bob Denver, Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow, Dick Dale & the Del-Tones , Stevie Ray Vaughan, and even Pee-wee Herman! Back to the Beach is fun for a while, but its six-person writing team can't figure out a logical way to wind it all up. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, (more)
