Ricochet (1984)

Directed by

Gerry Troyna

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

U

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows musician David Bowie during the final days of his 1983 world tour in the Far East. It mixes tour footage, staged scenes, and travel moments to show the artist on the road.

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What happens

Ricochet is a 1984 documentary film about the musician David Bowie. Made with Bowie’s full consent and participation, it was the second of such documentary productions following Cracked Actor from 1975. However, whereas Cracked Actor was made for television by the BBC's Omnibus strand, Ricochet was made for commercial release to the home video market. The documentary was filmed in the Far East at the very end of Bowie’s 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour. Directed by Gerry Troyna, the film interweaves the documentary format with travelogue, scripted narrative interludes, and some edited live performances by Bowie and his band. It was first released in 1984 on VHS. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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