The Fearless Freaks (TV 2005)

A documentary on the evolution of the Oklahoma band The Flaming Lips.

Director:

Bradley Beesley

Stars:

Beck, Bradley Beesley, Steve Burns

Cast

Credited cast:
Beck	...	Himself
Bradley Beesley	...	Narrator
Steve Burns	...	Himself
Dolly Coyne	...	Herself
Kenny Coyne	...	Himself
Marty Coyne	...	Himself
Tommy Coyne	...	Himself
Wayne Coyne	...	Himself
Jonathan Donahue	...	Himself
James Drozd	...	Himself
Steven Drozd	...	Himself
Vernon Drozd	...	Himself
Adam Goldberg	...	Himself
Nic Harcourt	...	Himself
Gibby Haynes	...	Himself

Storyline

A documentary on the evolution of the Oklahoma band The Flaming Lips.

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Plot Keywords:

robbery | bicycle | oklahoma city | lawn mower | rock 'n' roll | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Shout Factory [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flaming Lips: Atromita frikia

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Wayne Coyne: A couple of hundred years ago we probably would've been pirates, or something. We would've got on some ship and sailed off somewhere and met a bunch of crazy people and did some crazy things.

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Soundtracks

"Cherub"
Written and Performed by The Butthole Surfers

User Reviews

An unusual, fun, human music documentary

A very likable, intimate portrait of the punk rock turned art rock group The Flaming Lips.

A very unusual documentary in that the film was made by a longtime friend of the band members, especially leader Wayne Coyne.

But rather than that leading to a glossy 'these guys are perfect' approach, it leads to a sense of honesty, of humor, of admitting of personal faults (right down to a band member using drugs on camera, and talking in a pretty heartbreaking way about his addiction).

And what's fascinating about this particular group from Oklahoma is that they're wildly creative, while still seeming like nice regular human beings with families, day to day problems, good and bad sides -- unlike what we usually see of rock stars living in Hollywood mansions and hiding from the world.

If there's a problem with the film it's that, for someone like me who doesn't really know the band's music, we see and hear so little of it that sometimes it's hard to fully understand the evolution of their work that's being discussed. So in some ways this film will work best for those who are already fans of the group,

But that said, I still really enjoyed it, found I liked these people, laughed with their funny view of life (the 'reenactment' of the robbery of a 'Long John Silver's' where Wayne once worked is a comic highlight) and even found myself touched by the end.