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Overview

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7.8/10   370 votes
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Director:
Chris Blum
Writers:
Kathleen Brennan (writer)
Tom Waits (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
12 May 1989 (Finland) more
Tagline:
The concert was "the best live performance of the year." The movie is BIG TIME.
Plot:
Bringing his unique sense of humor to this bizarre and original piece of moviemaking, Tom Waits takes... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Credited cast)

Tom Waits ... Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael L. Blair ... Musician
Ralph Carney ... Musician
Greg Cohen ... Musician
Marc Ribot ... Musician
Willie Schwarz ... Musician
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Additional Details

Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:S | USA:PG

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Tom Waits: Things got a little snooty downtown here today. I was on one those streets that, you know, you know the ones. Okay? I walked into a hotel, I knew somebody stayed in the hotel. I walked into the hotel. I said, "Listen, could you direct me to the elevators?" The guy said, "You mean, the elevators to the rooms?" I said, "No, the elevator to Hell. Of course I mean the elevators to the rooms!" more
Soundtrack:
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overdone, 28 March 2009
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Author: Claude Cat from United States

I love Tom Waits' music, I think he himself is a very interesting personality, and I saw this at the height of my interest in him, back when it came out in theaters. Yet I actually thought there was too much Waits in this movie. The director seemed in love with Tom, to the point where I felt like all the other band members were ignored. I didn't think Tom's "character" was developed particularly well--nothing very interesting happened with it. So the film was, to me, an unhappy cross between a straight concert film and a fictional story with characters. If they were going to go with a fictional story, and have Tom play someone other than himself, I think they should have taken it much further.

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