ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas (2019)

The story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet.

Director:

Sam Dunn

Writers:

Ralph Chapman, Sam Dunn

Stars:

Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard

Cast

Cast overview:
Billy Gibbons	...	Himself (as Billy F. Gibbons)
Dusty Hill	...	Himself
Frank Beard	...	Himself
ZZ Top	...	Themselves
Robin Hood Brians	...	Himself, owner of Robin Hood Studios
Josh Homme	...	Himself
Terry Manning	...	Himself
'Country' Winston Marshall	...	Himself (as Winston Marshall)
Steve Miller	...	Himself
Howard Bloom	...	Himself, publicist for ZZ Top from 1976 to 1979
Ralph Fisher	...	Himself, animal trainer and former rodeo-clown
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Himself
Tim Newman	...	Himself
Dan Auerbach	...	Himself

Storyline

Produced by the Emmy award-winning Banger Films, ZZ TOP: THAT LITTLE OL' BAND FROM TEXAS tells the story of Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard all while maintaining a surrealist mystique that continues to intrigue fans and entice onlookers 50 years after the band's inception. Buoyed by candid band interviews, never-before-seen archive, animation, celebrity fan testimonials (Billy Bob Thornton, Joshua Homme and more), and an intimate performance at the legendary Gruene Hall shot exclusively for this documentary, "That Little Ol' Band" runs the gamut, from the absurd to the poignant, from squalid Texas bars to MTV heroics, all in celebration of this notoriously private, but larger than life, power trio. In the end, ZZ TOP: THAT LITTLE OL' BAND FROM TEXAS unravels the extraordinary tale of a band whose image we know, but whose story we don't.

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Plot Keywords:

blues | rock music | musician | texas | rock n roll | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 2019 (Finland)

Also Known As:

ZZ Top: that Little Ol' Band from Texas

Filming Locations:

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Banger Films, Eagle Rock Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

If you've ever wondered about the TRUE history of ZZ Top, you should watch it

Had the chance to watch a release of this on a Norweigan site while the boyZZ were touring Europe. QUITE entertaining! These guys are the single, longest-lasting band together with the original members, for 50 years now and are still touring strong. Always mysterious, you'll learn things behind the beards (and the Beard) you probably never knew. It's very well done and extremely entertaining. They're Hall of Famers, "Official Heroes for the State of Texas" and three really nice guys. They're ZZ Top. Nuff' said!