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Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie

  • 20132013
  • 1h 37m
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Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie (2013)
Documentary
Billed as "rock and roll's greatest failure," musician John Otway offers a lesson in how to survive in showbiz.Billed as "rock and roll's greatest failure," musician John Otway offers a lesson in how to survive in showbiz.Billed as "rock and roll's greatest failure," musician John Otway offers a lesson in how to survive in showbiz.
IMDb RATING
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556
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POPULARITY
114,325
3,371
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    • Director
      • Steve Barker
    • Stars
      • John Otway
      • David Crabtree
      • Eleanor Man
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      • Steve Barker
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      • John Otway
      • David Crabtree
      • Eleanor Man
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    David Crabtree
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    Surani Perera
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    Hazel Jones
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    Angelika Paszkiewicz
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    Kerry Leonard
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    Taylor Ness
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    Eleanor Cox
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    Eden Phillips Harrington
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    Heshma Ramdoyal
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    Sam Cockell
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    Zoe Brown
    • Self
    Stephanie Thomas
    • Self
    Wild Willy Barrett
    • Self
    Bob Harris
    Bob Harris
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    Paul Clerehugh
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    Elton John
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      The final scenes of the film were shot at premiere and were hastily edited into the film.

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    10/10
    A surprisingly well-made film from a low budget
    I won't spoil the movie by alluding to different parts, it is just an autobiographical and pleasant history of the seventies up to the present day, telling the story of one man and showing how he has touched lives all through the build-up of his career as a 'Rock Star'. It shows the lifestyle, warts and all, with several interviews from those closest to the subject.

    I could not fault it, with sensitive direction and careful editing, it has become a chronology of a single life as a microcosm of all of our lives - it has something for everyone.

    The John Otway fan base is huge and this will please both them and everyone wanting to see how being a star is not always what is cracked-up to be!
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      • June 30, 2013 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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      • English
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      • Otway: The Movie
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      • £40,000 (estimated)
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      1 hour 37 minutes
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      • 1.78 : 1

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