The Hellacopters: Goodnight Cleveland (TV 2002)

The Hellacopters "Goodnight Cleveland" is a fly on the wall documentary following the Hellacopters on their 2002 tour of America. Informed by the techniques of cinema verité and direct ... See full summary »

Director:

Jim Heneghan

Stars:

Nick Andersson, Chippen, Robert Dahlqvist

Cast

Credited cast:
Nick Andersson
Chippen
Robert Dahlqvist
Robert Eriksson
The Gaza Strippers
The Hellacopters
Kenny Håkansson
Anders Lindström
Scott Morgon

Storyline

The Hellacopters "Goodnight Cleveland" is a fly on the wall documentary following the Hellacopters on their 2002 tour of America. Informed by the techniques of cinema verité and direct cinema developed in the 1960's by master documentary filmmakers, the band is allowed the space to do what they do without intrusions of any kind from the filmmaker, allowing for glimpses into the magical and mundane moments of everyday life in a hard working action rock band abroad. The Hellacopters: Goodnight Cleveland is a relaxed and open-handed portrait of a band on the road. Essential viewing for anyone pondering a career in the music business, or anyone merely curious.

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Plot Keywords:

direct cinema | 1960s | tour | free love | chicago illinois | 

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Taglines:

A fly on the wall action rock adventure

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

8th Grade Films

Country:

Sweden

Language:

English Swedish

Release Date:

29 November 2002 (Sweden)

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

SEK 500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

8th Grade Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

48 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title of the film is a reference to the scene in This Is Spinal Tap where the band gets lost trying to find the stage and the band members say, "Hello Cleveland." The Hellacopters' singer actually says, "Goodnight Cleveland," when addressing the audience at the Cleveland show which can be seen in the outtakes section of the DVD release.

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Connections

References This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

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