Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements (2011)

Director:

Gorman Bechard

Writers:

Gorman Bechard (written by)
Hansi Oppenheimer (based on an original idea by)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Tagline:

The potentially true story of the last best band...

Plot:

For some aging music fans and kids with a passion for musical history, The Replacements are rock and roll defined...

Plot Keywords:

Rockumentary | Alternative Music | Indie Rock | Minneapolis Minnesota

Cast

Robert Voedisch	...	Himself
Tom Arnold	...	Himself
The Goo Goo Dolls	...	Themselves
Dave Foley	...	Himself
Tommy Ramone	...	Himself
George Wendt	...	Himself
Dan Zanes	...	Himself
Mark Schwahn	...	Himself
Matt Pinfield	...	Himself
Grant Hart	...	Himself
Greg Norton	...	Himself
David Carr	...	Himself
Robert Christgau	...	Himself
Greg Kot	...	Himself
Jim Derogatis	...	Himself
Craig Finn	...	Himself
Matt Gentling	...	Himself
Mac McCaughan	...	Himself
Janet Billig Rich	...	Herself
Deer Tick	...	Themselves
Peter Zaremba	...	Himself
Jack Rabid	...	Himself
Steve Albini	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ed Ackerson	...	Himself
Ken Anselmi	...	Himself
Lori Barbero	...	Herself
Ted Barron	...	Himself
Bill Batson	...	Himself
John Beggs	...	Himself
David Bester	...	Himself
Dave Bielanko	...	Himself
Gerard Boissy	...	Himself
Kevin Bowe	...	Himself
Sumishta Brahm	...	Herself
The Bristols	...	Themselves
Tim Broun	...	Himself
Patrick Burns	...	Himself
Ryan Cameron	...	Himself
Dave Campbell	...	Himself
Jim Connelly	...	Himself
Jeff Corbett	...	Himself
Bill DeVille	...	Himself
Donna Donna	...	Herself
Randy Ellis	...	Himself
Brian Fallon	...	Himself
Bob Ferguson	...	Himself
Gary J. Fischbach	...	Himself
John Freeman	...	Himself
Mike Gent	...	Himself
Sonia Grover	...	Herself
Blake Gumprecht	...	Himself
Sara Hauber	...	Herself
Jack Heidenreich	...	Himself
Scott Hudson	...	Himself
Cindy Illig-Lum	...	Herself
Stefani Janichi-Asma	...	Herself
Bill Janovitz	...	Himself
Laura Itman Johnson	...	Herself
Jeff Kamin	...	Himself
John Kass	...	Himself
Terry Katzman	...	Himself
Martin Keller	...	Himself
Tom Kielty	...	Himself
Jen Larson	...	Herself
P.D. Larson	...	Himself
Melissa Locker	...	Herself
Bil MacLeslie	...	Himself
Casey Macpherson	...	Himself
Jesse Malin	...	Himself
Chris Mars	...	Himself
Matt Mauch	...	Himself
Scott McCaughey	...	Himself
John Joseph McCauley III	...	Himself
Steve McClellan	...	Himself
Jim McGuinn	...	Himself
Legs McNeil	...	Himself
Colin Meloy	...	Himself
Brett Milano	...	Himself
David Minehan	...	Himself
Stephanie Oliver Nelson	...	Herself
Brendan O'Malley	...	Himself
Chris Osgood	...	Himself
Ross Otto	...	Himself
Elaine Pan	...	Herself
Jim Peterson	...	Himself
Tim Piotrowski	...	Himself
Ray Reigstad	...	Himself
The Replacements	...	Themselves
Jenny Ries	...	Herself
Brianna Riplinger	...	Herself
Ira Robbins	...	Himself
Caryn Rose	...	Herself
Matthew Ryan	...	Himself
Bill Schneck	...	Himself
Peter S. Scholtes	...	Himself
Deanna Schuppel	...	Herself
Bruce Silcox	...	Himself
George Skaubitis	...	Himself
Jay Smales	...	Himself
R.J. Smith	...	Himself
Paul Stark	...	Himself
Patrick Stickles	...	Himself
Bob Stinson	...	Himself
Carleen Stinson	...	Herself
Tommy Stinson	...	Himself
Andrew Sunaitis	...	Himself
Matthew Tomich	...	Himself
Mark Trehus	...	Himself
Matt Wallace	...	Himself
Terry Walsh	...	Himself
Brendan Welsh	...	Himself
Diane Welsh	...	Herself
Paul Westerberg	...	Himself
Mark Wheat	...	Himself
Barrence Whitfield	...	Himself
Scott Wickman	...	Himself
Ian Wilson	...	Himself
Lynette Wong	...	Herself

Directed by
Gorman Bechard

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gorman Bechard		written by
Hansi Oppenheimer		based on an original idea by

Produced by
Gorman Bechard	....	producer
David Bester	....	executive producer
Ugo Cavalier	....	co-producer
Dominic Cicere	....	associate producer
Paul Clarkson	....	associate producer
Adrian Correia	....	co-producer
Dean Falcone	....	co-producer
Chris Forsti	....	associate producer
Scott Hudson	....	executive producer
Brady Vant Hull	....	co-producer
James Leftwich	....	co-producer
Frank Loftus	....	co-producer
Bil MacLeslie	....	executive producer
Sean McVeigh	....	associate producer
Jake Messier	....	associate producer
David O'Hara	....	associate producer
Hansi Oppenheimer	....	producer
Elaine Pan	....	executive producer
Jan Radder	....	supervising producer
Jay Smales	....	executive producer
Ed Valauskas	....	co-producer
Diane Welsh	....	executive producer
Scott Wickman	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Gorman Bechard
Adrian Correia
Sarah Hajtol

Film Editing by
Gorman Bechard

Production Management
Katherine Dickey	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sarah Hajtol	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Matt Gundy	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Sarah Hajtol	....	photoshop artist

Animation Department
Yvonne Y. Yu	....	animator

Editorial Department
Adrian Correia	....	color correction
Katherine Dickey	....	second assistant editor
Sarah Hajtol	....	assistant editor
Jan Radder	....	second assistant editor

Other crew
Kristine Bechard	....	researcher
Katherine Dickey	....	production assistant
Katherine Dickey	....	researcher
Sarah Hajtol	....	website designed by
Cory C. Maffucci	....	intern
Erica A. Pulcini	....	production assistant
Jan Radder	....	researcher
Ryan T. Walker	....	intern
Taryn Welker	....	post production assistant

Thanks
Sonia Grover	....	very special thanks
Peter Jesperson	....	very special thanks
Jesse Malin	....	very special thanks
Diane Welsh	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• What Were We Thinking Films

Distributors

• Boulder Creek International (2011) (worldwide) (all media)
• MVD Entertainment Group (2012) (worldwide) (all media)

Other Companies

• IndieGirl66  publicity

Runtime:

USA:123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

What Were We Thinking Films

Trivia:

While Hansi Oppenheimer came up with the original idea to do a fan-based film about The Replacements, her film included the band's music, photos and video clips. Once director Gorman Bechard took over the production, he used none of Oppenheimer's footage and completely started over from scratch, keeping only the film's name and the concept of interviewing fans. And in pure Replacements fashion, he also tossed aside the idea of using any music, photos or clips of the band and decided that the film would now be a serious look at the band's history from start to finish, as well as a study of how the right band can change one's life, as seen solely through the eyes of not only fans, but critics, contemporaries, and those influenced by The Replacements. There is no music in the film, nor are there any interviews with the band members, or any clips of live performances, solely because Bechard wanted none in the film. That a music doc without music had never been made is what truly excited the director about the project.

Quotes:

Dave Foley:People always asked if we wanted to be the Beatles of comedy, and we would say, 'No, we want to be the Replacements'.

if you're an old time mats fan, you'll like it

I think I represent the typical mats fan; fell in love with them Sept 1984 when I saw them at Joe's in Ann Arbor, then again in Dec at Joe's (much more crowded in Dec). And have loved them ever since, inc Westerberg's solo stuff. This film does an excellent job of explaining why it is we like them, or liked them, in the words of their fans, peers, etc. It isn't always pretty but it's heartfelt. Yes, there is no music in the film and yes that's a bit of a drag. There is no money shot per se (i.e. live footage of a show at the Ritz in NYC circa 1985, or hell, any show). But there are some wonderful moments when someone articulates something that's right on the money, or something hilarious like when Steve Albini off-handedly describes them as "a janitor, a crazy drunk and a kid." Good stuff.