Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (2012)

Director:

Jesse Vile

Release Date:

14 December 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | Music

Tagline:

It's a much bigger reason than anybody out there knows why he's still here. But he's still here.

Plot:

When doctors diagnosed 19-year-old rock star Jason Becker with Lou Gehrig's Disease, they said he would never make music again. 22 years later, without the ability to move or to speak, Jason is alive and making music with his eyes.

Awards:

7 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Jason Becker	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ehren Becker	...	Himself
Gary Becker	...	Himself
Pat Becker	...	Herself
Ron Becker	...	Himself
Marty Friedman	...	Himself
Steve Hunter	...	Himself
Dave Lopez	...	Himself
Serrana Pilar	...	Herself
Joe Satriani	...	Himself
Steve Vai	...	Himself

Directed by
Jesse Vile

Produced by
Oli Harbottle	....	executive producer
Dennis Joyce	....	executive producer
Peter King	....	co-producer
Freny Sepai	....	co-producer
Jesse Vile	....	producer

Original Music by
Jason Becker
Michael Lee Firkins

Cinematography by
Carl Burke

Film Editing by
Gideon Gold

Sound Department
James Feltham	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dario Swade	....	sound designer
Dario Swade	....	supervising sound editor

Animation Department
Gavin Shapiro	....	animator

Editorial Department
Andre Rusu	....	colorist / on-line editor

Music Department
Connie Farr	....	music supervisor
Dario Swade	....	music editor
Jesse Vile	....	music supervisor

Thanks
Marty Friedman	....	special thanks
Steve Hunter	....	special thanks
Richie Kotzen	....	special thanks
Joe Satriani	....	special thanks
Steve Vai	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Opus Pocus Films
• Opus Pocus Films

Distributors

• Kino Lorber (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Biografilm Collection (2013) (Italy) (all media)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

6-Track Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Opus Pocus Films

Trivia:

75% of the film's budget was raised through online crowd-funding.

Soundtrack:

Mr Tambourine Man

Beautiful story of hope, love and determination

I will say that I thought the movie would make you feel sorry for Jason Becker and his family. Instead, you are hit with this fierce determination, by everyone around him. At first, I cried and felt terrible for Jason, because he was cheated by life. Then I realized, he took this change and adapted to a whole new way of living. His zest (for lack of a better word) is so contagious I can see why he has so many awesome fans and friends. The Becker's are a beautiful group of people. In my opinion they're care of Jason should be used by the ALS foundation. To get a realistic perspective is what made this move so great.. Thank you