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November 1974 (USA)
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Sun Ra--space-age prophet, Pharaonic jester, shaman-philosopher and avant-jazz keyboardist/bandleader--land his spaceship in Oakland...
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"Don't play what you know - Play what you don't know"! says RA
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Barbara Deloney | ... | Candy |
| Sun Ra | ... | Himself |
| Raymond Johnson | ... | The Overseer (as Ray Johnson) |
| Erika Leder | ... | Tania |
| Christopher Brooks | ... | Jimmy Fey |
| La Shaa Stallings | ... | Bertha |
| Sinthia Ayala | ... | Chili Pepper |
| Clarence Brewer | ... | Bernard |
| June Tyson | ... | Arkestra member |
| Morgan Upton | ... | Agent #2 |
| Walter Burns | ... | Agent #1 |
| Tiny Parker | ... | Tiny |
| Sam Bankhead | ... | Sam |
| John Gilmore | ... | Arkestra member |
| Marshall Allen | ... | Arkestra member |
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Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Arkestra: Space Is the Place
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85 min
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According to director 'John Coney (I)', the film utilized a sound stage that was controlled by 'Artie Mitchell' and 'Jim Mitchell (IV)', who were concurrently filming Behind the Green Door (1972). The production teams from both films shared the sound stage expenses, as well as the sound stage itself: the riser on which the Arkestra performed was also used by the Mitchell Bros. for "other purposes."
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References Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
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Yes! It was a low budget film and it was my very first. Although I did not know who "Sun Ra" was at the time - I did enjoy working with him. I will always remember his very words to me during the filming of the nightclub scene (in which I had a small speaking role). We were taking a lunch break and I had decided to sit at the piano and hit some piano keys, just for fun. Ra came walking by and glancing over to me he said, "Don't play what you know - Play what you don't know"! I am not a professional musician, but always remember these words when playing an instrument. I was very happy to see that this film made it to DVD a few years ago.