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03/07/2013 Documentary 1h 40m
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Overview

Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me is a feature-length documentary film about the dismal commercial failure, subsequent massive critical acclaim, and enduring legacy of pop music's greatest cult phenomenon, Big Star.

  1. Drew DeNicola

    Director

  2. Olivia Mori

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Rick Clark

    Self

  2. Jon Auer

    Self

  3. Chris Bell

    Self (archive footage)

  4. Alex Chilton

    Self (archive footage)

  5. Andy Hummel

    Self (archive footage)

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Reviews

A review by CRCulver
Written by CRCulver on 2018-09-02
This is a 2012 documentary about the eponymous 1970s pop-rock band from Memphis that saw few sales in spite of enormous critical acclaim, but went on to become a cult phenomenon and inspire some great bands in the decades that followed. The documentary was made without the participation of Big Star's surly frontman Alex Chilton (and it was completed following Chilton's untimely death), but it does feature interviews with bassist Andy Hummel, drummer Jody Stephens, and the musicians brought on when Chilton announced a new Big Star in the 1990s. Furthermore, producer John Fry appears throughout ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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