Eat the Document (1966)

Directed by

Bob Dylan

Genre

documentary film, rockumentary, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

54 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Bob Dylan edited his own footage of his 1966 European tour with the Hawks. The film shows backstage and onstage moments from the tour. ABC rejected the film as too confusing for a general audience.

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What happens

Eat the Document is a documentary of Bob Dylan's 1966 tour of parts of Europe with the Hawks. It was shot under Dylan's direction by D. A. Pennebaker, whose groundbreaking documentary Dont Look Back chronicled Dylan's 1965 British tour. The film was originally commissioned for the ABC television series ABC Stage 67. Though shooting had completed for the film, Dylan's July 1966 motorcycle accident delayed the editing process. Once well enough to work again, Dylan edited the film himself. ABC rejected the film as incomprehensible for a mainstream audience. It has never been released on home video and prints are rarely screened in theaters. Some footage filmed for Eat the Document was used in Martin Scorsese's 2005 documentary on Bob Dylan, No Direction Home, and 3 song excerpts are special features on the DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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