The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir (2014)

A documentary that explores Bob Weirs life, through the Grateful Dead, Ratdog, and his childhood.

Director:

Mike Fleiss

Stars:

John Perry Barlow, Chuck Berry, Neal Cassady

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
John Perry Barlow	...	Himself
Chuck Berry	...	Himself (archive footage)
Neal Cassady	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Coltrane	...	Himself (archive footage)
Don Everly	...	Himself (archive footage)
Phil Everly	...	Himself (archive footage)
Carolyn Garcia	...	Herself
Jerry Garcia	...	Himself (archive footage)
Trixie Garcia	...	Herself
Mike Gordon	...	Himself
Sammy Hagar	...	Himself
Jerry Harrison	...	Himself
Mickey Hart	...	Himself
Bruce Hornsby	...	Himself
Blair Jackson	...	Himself

Storyline

A documentary that explores Bob Weirs life, through the Grateful Dead, Ratdog, and his childhood.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Другой: Странное длинное путешествие Боба Вира

Company Credits

Production Co:

Next Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dave Schools, bass player with Widespread Panic, plays with Weir during the end credits.

User Reviews

Great for Dead-heads and non-Dead-heads

I am a tragically uncool man....I admit it. So, when a new documentary about the Grateful Dead and their lead singer Bob Weir came out, I decided to see it with a friend--one who loves the Dead and could help fill in the gaps and explain things to me as we watched. I never really listened to their music, so this was a new experience--one that was surprisingly enjoyable and held my interest despite me not being a Dead-head or even a nearly Dead-head!

While there have been other documentaries about this group, this one focuses mostly on Bob Weir and his contribution to the band. Additionally, the film talks quite a bit about Weir's best friend and mentor, Jerry Garcia. But, I should point out that if you want to learn a lot about other individual members of the band, this may not be the best film for you. This is NOT a complaint--more an observation about the scope of the film.

What you get is mostly what you expect from this film--a lot of vintage footage of the band, a lot of interviews with band members and friends as well as interviews with Weir himself. However, what I really like is the access to Weir that the film gives you. He narrates much of the film and there is a lot of interesting insights and observations about himself that make this a most revealing film- -especially when he talks about his life since the Grateful Death broke up following the death of Garcia. It also, most importantly, is very interesting and their energy is infectious. I appreciated how Weir and his band mates didn't seem to do this for the money or fame but for a drive to perform--and Weir apparently has performed more than 6000 times on stage! So, for the uninitiated like me, it's very enjoyable and well worth seeing because of Weir and the Dead's love of what they do.

As far as my buddy goes, he was ecstatic and thanked me for turning him on to this film. In his words "I loved the film...every minute of it". I think that pretty much says what a fan would likely think about the film.

If you want to see it, the film just debuted this month on Netflix and can be streamed from your TV or computer.