Stuck Outside of Phoenix

Name: Stuck Outside of Phoenix
Genre: Music
Released: 2013-05-02
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Brandon Hannifin, Kat Bingham, Kristie Austin

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1h 33min

8.5/10

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The time is April of 1990, one year before Seattle grunge music scene breaks nationwide, and those with their pop music ears to the ground recognize something big happening in the rainy Nort... Read allThe time is April of 1990, one year before Seattle grunge music scene breaks nationwide, and those with their pop music ears to the ground recognize something big happening in the rainy Northwest. Phoenix's suburb Tempe has its own scene ready to explode, but Hote is tuned into t... Read allThe time is April of 1990, one year before Seattle grunge music scene breaks nationwide, and those with their pop music ears to the ground recognize something big happening in the rainy Northwest. Phoenix's suburb Tempe has its own scene ready to explode, but Hote is tuned into the rumblings coming from Seattle, where he hopes to escape his problems: his stuck-in-the-... Read all

8.5/10

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The time is April of 1990, one year before Seattle grunge music scene breaks nationwide, and those with their pop music ears to the ground recognize something big happening in the rainy Northwest. Phoenix's suburb Tempe has its own scene ready to explode, but Hote is tuned into the rumblings coming from Seattle, where he hopes to escape his problems: his stuck-in-the-mud existence, his faltering Tempe band, the sweltering Valley summer just around the corner. His car is packed with all of his things. He is ready to go. One easy right turn onto the freeway and Hote is a free man. But a funny thing happens on his way out of town... In the three days Hote is Stuck Outside of Phoenix, he dates a previously inaccessible love interest, fist-fights his best friend, and plays a dream gig at Tempe's largest music venue in front of a packed house. Unexpected pleasures and bumps-in-the-road keep Hote volleying from peak to valley, but in the end Hote gets as close as possible to the thing he loves most, the intoxicating pulse and pound of the perfect rock song. —Art Edwards

Trivia
Writer Art Edwards was the bassist for the 90s band the Refreshments.

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9/10

Nostalgia and Amazing Music

I had to comment considering out of two reviews, one was a 1 star, which is totally unfair to this great film. The film takes place in the very early 90's, right before Nirvana and Smells Like Teen Spirit turned Seattle into grunge mecca for the next few years. The story centers on Hote, a bass player in a band in Phoenix. If you know anything about the Tempe/Phoenix music scene of the 90's you'll know that The Gin Blossoms, Dead Hot Workshop, The Refreshments, and many other great bands got started, mostly at Long Wongs on Mill Ave.The soundtrack has a lot of DHW and it's amazing. Hote decides to move to Seattle after his buddy Anda calls and invites him to be in his band. Hote gets sidetracked by a pretty cashier and other events and has to spend more time in Phoenix than he hoped, he also might have a golden opportunity with a couple of friends and band right there at home. It's a movie about the hard decision to leave home set in a magical time for the music scene in Arizona. The soundtrack is phenomenal and the only reason I didn't give it 10 out 10 was the sound quality in some scenes. This film was a labor of love for all involved and I could forgive technical issues for the story that has kept me rewatching this film. You won't regret giving this a shot, especially if you dig an insiders peek into the 90's Tempe music sound and scene.

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