Not Fade Away (2012)

Set in suburban New Jersey in the 1960s, a group of friends form a rock band and try to make it big.

Director:

David Chase

Writer:

David Chase

Stars:

John Magaro, Jack Huston, Will Brill

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Magaro	...	Douglas
Jack Huston	...	Eugene
Will Brill	...	Wells
Brahm Vaccarella	...	Joe Patuto
Gregory Perri	...	Skip
James Gandolfini	...	Pat
Bella Heathcote	...	Grace Dietz
Molly Price	...	Antoinette
Meg Guzulescu	...	Evelyn
Dominique McElligott	...	Joy Deitz
Christopher McDonald	...	Jack Dietz
Brad Garrett	...	Jerry Ragovoy
Isiah Whitlock Jr.	...	Landers
Gerard Canonico	...	Schindewulf
F. Michael Haynie	...	The Bloat

Storyline

On a train, Keith and Mick chat about the blues and the Rolling Stones are born. Douglas and Joe chat in front of a New Jersey music store, and a band is born: as Douglas's sister tells us, it's one of many that don't make it. We follow Douglas from high school (1963-64), when he sees himself as a loser, into the band, playing drums and singing backup - then as the front man. There are tensions, a breakup, an audition in front of a major player, and decisions. Douglas pursues Grace, a country-club gal with hip sensibilities who believes in him. There's also his father, working class, wanting Douglas to apply himself as he watches his own life fill with regrets.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas present | christmas tree | mental hospital | involuntary commitment | sister sister relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, some drug use and sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Set in suburban New Jersey in the 1960s.

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Goofs

The first scene in which Douglas' mother appears, she is smoking a cigarette at the kitchen table. The cigarette is an American Spirits cigarette as evidenced by the trademark eagle on the white paper portion. Amercian Spirits were not available until 1982.

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Quotes

Douglas: There's people with longer hair than me.
Pat: Fags.

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Connections

References The Raven (1963)

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Soundtracks

I Just Want to Make Love to You
Written by Willie Dixon
Performed by The Rolling Stones
Courtesy of ABKCO Music and Records, Inc.

User Reviews

The New Jersey Sound

Not Fade Away takes me back to the Sixties when I would have been of the age that the young people of the film are in. Certainly the music was nostalgic enough and that will satisfy any number of fans.

James Gandolfini who starred as that other New Jersey legend of more recent vintage, Tony Soprano stars here as the father of aspiring musician John Magaro who wants more than anything else to succeed in Rock and Roll as those new groups from Great Britain are doing, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. He and friends from his suburban New Jersey want to become rock stars only there's a lot more work involved than originally thought.

As for dad, Gandolfini doesn't like the kid's views or the new mod style of dress that his son is now taking up. He's a typical blue collar guy who has some real concerns about the family business and some even bigger concerns for his health. The two clash and their clash is what drives Not Fade Away.

I remember some kids on my block who were growing up including my next door neighbor in Brooklyn were doing exactly what Magaro and his friends were doing. None of them as I know stuck with music, but all apparently led successful lives, at least I've heard nothing different.

The music is wonderful if Sixties rock is your taste this is your film. The plot however is nothing that we haven't seen before. And Not Fade Away is hampered by a lack of character development other than Gandolfini and Magaro. But these two may be worth a look and a listen.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 July 2013 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Not Fade Away

Filming Locations:

Pearl River, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,182, 23 December 2012

Gross USA:

$610,792

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$636,399

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chase Films, Gran Via Productions, Indian Paintbrush

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1