The Fearless Freaks (2005)

Directed by

Bradley Beesley

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of the alternative rock band The Flaming Lips from their early days in Oklahoma City to international fame. It focuses on interviews with band members and their families, showing how drugs affected their lives and music.

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What happens

Fearless Freaks is a 2005 documentary directed by Bradley Beesley and edited by JoLynn Garnes, chronicling the alternative rock band The Flaming Lips. While the film features cameo appearances by such actors as Adam Goldberg and Christina Ricci, most of the screen time is taken up by interviews with the band members and their families interspersed with clips of the band's recording sessions and live performances. Wayne Coyne's mother and several of his brothers are prominently featured, as are members of Steven Drozd's family, while Michael Ivins' family receives comparatively little screen time. The film traces the band from their roots as a local psychedelic punk band to an internationally renowned band that draws celebrities to its performances. Many of the interviews were filmed in the band's hometown of Oklahoma City, although Wayne Coyne is the only band member still living there. In addition to the development of the Lips' music and performance, another theme running through the movie is the effect that drugs have had on the band and their families. A notable scene in the film depicts Steven Drozd preparing to inject himself with heroin, and it is stated that paranoia over Drozd's addiction caused guitarist Ronald Jones to leave the band. Drugs have also affected the lives of members of both Drozd's and Coyne's families. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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