Kanada Kev Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Wondering how this one might turn out. Mike Gordon and Bob Weir as "themselves", Claypool brothers, Seth Green as "Jonah the taper", Matt Stone as "taper guy", :http://www.movieweb.com/news/24/19624.phpNational Lampoon has acquired the rights to its first out-of-house feature film entitled Electric Apricot. According to Variety, Electric Apricot centers around the jam band phenomenon. It was directed by the musician Les Claypool. He is best known for leading the band Primus, which was featured on the Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey Soundtrack.Written by Claypool, the mocumentary is a spoof of bands like The Grateful Dead and Phish. It will also focus on the fans that follow such groups. Electric Apricot was shot in the same style as This is Spinal Tap.South Park's Matt Stone, Robot Chicken's Seth Green, and Grateful Dead band member Bob Weir will make cameo apperances.The film will be released later this year. Also being released this year by National Lampoon Films is National Lampoon's Bagboy. The film will star Brooke Shields, Dennis Farina, and Larry Miller.From imdb.com:Plot summary forElectric Apricot (2006)advertisementElectric Apricot is a spoof of jam bands centered around the band, Electric Apricot, in the style of "This Is Spinal Tap". The members of the band go by the assumed names, Steve Hampton Trouzdale on bass and vocals, Steve "Gordo" Gordon on guitar and vocals, Herschal Tambor Brillstien on keyboards and vocals, and Lapland "Lapdog" Miclovik on drums and vocals. Written by FacamusIn the Spring of 2005 a graduate filmmaker from UCLA set forth to make a documentary reflecting an element of contemporary music culture that had yet to be fully examined. The notion was to capture something raw and original. He searched for something unpretentious and genuine, yearning to make a film that would stand out from other music documentaries and potentially redefine the genre. Who he found was the band Electric Apricot, what he achieved is enlightenment. Unexpectedly while searching for enlightenment the duality of existence was unveiled. Written by Jason McHugh Directed byLes Claypool Writing credits(in alphabetical order)Les Claypool Cast (in alphabetical order) Dian Bachar ... Stacey "Skip" Holmes Arj Barker ... The Cube Lawrence Brooke ... Narrator Les Claypool ... Lapland Miclovich aka-Lapdog Steve Claypool ... Lapland "Lapdog" Miclovich Oz Fritz ... Oz George Adam Gates ... Steve "Aiwass" Trouzdale Mike Gordon ... Himself Seth Green ... Jonah "the taper" Fred Heim ... Officer McFlounce Sirena Irwin ... The Photographer Brian Kehoe ... Steve "Gordo" Gordon Bryan Kehoe ... Steve "Gordo" Gordon Brian Kite ... Dr. Brian "Bucky" Lefkowitz Jonathan Korty ... Herschel Tambor Brilstein Gabby LaLa ... Mei Pang Sam Maccarone ... Billy Bob the Bartender Kyle McCulloch ... Drew Shackleford Jason McHugh ... 'Smilin' Don Kleinfeld Slawek Michalak ... Hydro Salesmen Matthew J. Powers ... Davis Mindelhof Matt Stone ... Taper guy Jason Thompson ... Jake the band Tech Derek Walls ... Duck the Band Tech Bob Weir ... HimselfProduced byDavid Lefkowitz .... associate producerJason McHugh .... producerMatthew J. Powers .... executive producerOriginal Music byLes Claypool Cinematography byMatthew J. Powers Film Editing byLes Claypool Agent Ogden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterh Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 I'm laughing at Gordo already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted May 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Official site: http://www.electricapricot.com/ Trailer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Seth Green as "Jonah the taper", Matt Stone as "taper guy"::convulses in indecision as to whether to see this movie or not::Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 I think this movie is going to ruin the scene, mani'm going to go picket it if someone can remind me of where and when it's playing. and maybe give me a lift to the movie theatre that day. oh yes and can we stop on the way to pick up some snacks? I don't want to have to go buy anything from those corporate whores who are showing the film. i can bring some *cookies* and maybe a six pack and some oilers to get us through what is sure to be a long and difficult night. i'll borrow my roomate's guitar and we can jam in front of the theatre while we enlighten people as to what true jam heads are. oh yes and we'll need a blanket and some incense, if you guys know of anyone with bongo drums tell them they're welcome. maybe i'll make up some burritos too and we can sell em to offset some of the cash we're dropping on supplies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Dude if you need some phatty floor space after the protest lemme know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 thanks man, i won't stay any longer than a couple of weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted May 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Here's a review from the SXSW Festival: http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=9883 ELECTRIC APRICOT: QUEST FOR FESTEROO by Don R. Lewis (2007-03-19) 2007, Un-rated, 91 minutes 2007 SXSW SPECIAL SCREENINGS FEATURE! I’ve lived my entire life in the San Francisco Bay Area and I’ve never, ever understood the local obsession with jam bands. Namely, the obsession with the Grateful Dead. To echo a bartender (Maccarone) in “Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo†I (expletive deleted) hate that (expletive deleted) band and all the (expletive deleted) people who worship them. There, I said it. When Jerry Garcia died I thought the whole “lets follow a jam band around for years on end†way of life would end but then came Phish, String Cheese Incident, Government Mule and others to carry the “torch.†Even more disturbing to me personally was the development of “Les Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade,†a jam band fronted by bass playing God and Primus founder Les Claypool. What was the world coming to? Yet after watching “Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo,†a genius mockumentary on the jam band scene, I’m willing to forgive Claypool for his jammy tendencies. “Electric Apricot†is a jam band who lives just outside San Francisco in ultra-rich and Hippycentric Marin County. The band consists of Steve “Gordo†Gordan (Kehoe) on guitar, Steve “Aiwass†Trouzdale (Gates) on bass, Herschel Tambor Brilstein (Korty) on keys and Lapland “Lapdog†Miclovich (Claypool) on drums. The band is really just getting started as we get to know a little about each member. Where they work, live and so forth. We also meet their tour manager “Smilin’†Don Kleinfeld and the bands financial backer Drew Shackleford (McCulloch) who are trying their darndest to get “Electric Apricot†onto the most prestigious jam band festival around, “Festeroo.†Having managed bands and been a part of the music scene in the Bay Area for over 15 years, the inside jokes are so funny they zoomed past hilarious and right back to realistic in no time flat. Several times I found myself laughing at the comedy onscreen as much as at how much Claypool simply nails the personalities of musicians and their fans. Every character in the band is fully realized. Brilstein is one of those Zen-master yoga lovers who can still fly into a rage at any second. Lapdog is so self absorbed into his mediocre drumming, he refuses to even comprehend other peoples advice or criticism. Hippies crack me up because they portray an air of “everythings groovy,†but it’s only really groovy when they’re getting their way. For a first film it’s impressive the way Claypool has crafted each person to perfectly explode into one another as the band hits the recording studio and then the road. For as great as the fictitious band is, the fringe characters are also classic archetypes of music fandom. There’s “The Tapers†(Green and Stone) who spend their time dwelling on the intricacies of setting up the perfect rig for taping live shows. There’s the fans, desperate to prove they’re the bands number one cheerleader all the while trying to set themselves apart from their pack of twirlers by inventing new dance moves. My personal favorite was the sound tech (Bachar) who just wants so bad to be accepted and welcomed into the fray he ends up alienating everyone around him. From there, bandmates bring in girlfriends and their own issues and it all ends up as a rolling roadshow of hippy skewering mayhem. Although I mentioned how much I love “Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo†because I totally get the crowd Claypool is parodying, I think that even those (luckily) unfamiliar with the jam band subculture will get the joke. I also loved how the film didn’t devolve into just another stupid stoner comedy where everyone runs around baked out and pandering for laughs. This film is smarter than that and a much funnier result is achieved. There’s also not too much swearing or crude attempts at humor which was kind of refreshing to see. Like many of Claypools bands, “Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo†is bound to be a cult hit. I’m just hoping it will have the chance to play before a bigger audience as I feel the film is just plain hilarious and I was extremely impressed at the way Claypool pulled it all together in his first directorial effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Man, I wish Electric Apricot would come and play in Ottawa.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Why would they make a movie that pokes fun at Jambands. I thought it was the only type of music with any integrity left. I guess that's gone... now.I'm going back to grunge. You'll be able to identify me with my Soundgarden T-shirt, and a plaid shirt wrapped around my waist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Sanchez Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Its incredible that this movie hasn't been made already. I mean there's no shortage of comic material to put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 I listened to Soundgarden and Mudhoney last night, no foolin'. Great bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted May 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 A Spinal Tap / Electric Apricot double-bill would kick ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 A Spinal Tap / Electric Apricot double-bill would kick ass!What's Spinal Tap's taping policy?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 you haven't even seen it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted May 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 ::keith richards voiceover::it's all rock and roll, baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 "Hippies crack me up because they portray an air of “everythings groovy,†but it’s only really groovy when they’re getting their way."I've never read anything truer in all my days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 I think Hippie is derived from the word Hypocrite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted May 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 They showed the film at Bonnaroo last year:Bonnaroo Music & Arts FestivalMovie Tent @ 1:25pm Friday June 16th, 2006Manchester, TNMP3 of Burning Man:http://www.electricapricot.com/downloads/Electric_Apricot-Burning_Man.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayr Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 It was directed by the musician Les Claypool. He is best known for leading the band Primus, which was featured on the Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey Soundtrack.Really?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 It was directed by the musician Les Claypool. He is best known for leading the band Primus, which was featured on the Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey Soundtrack.Really??Fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Ted%27s_Bogus_Journey#TriviaOne of the bands they competed against in the Battle of the Bands was real-life California band Primus, led by Les Claypool, performing "Tommy the Cat" from their then-current album Sailing the Seas of Cheese.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Yes. They contributed 'Tommy The Cat', right between Megadeth's 'Go To Hell' and King's X's 'Junior's Gone Wild' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 I think Hippie is derived from the word Hypocrite. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartamophone Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Man, I wish Electric Apricot would come and play in Ottawa.Aloha,BradSure, bitch and moan about how EA never plays O-Town, then when they do come, only 6 people will be there and it will be trumpeted as the death of headyness in Ottawa because it was a pinned topic on the Skank and Maverick's didn't rent a skywriting plane to promote the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 I saw this movie at Jam In The Dam. It is absolutely hilarlious...My favourite part is when Claypool (as the drummer) and his guitarist meet Matt Abts and Warren Haynes at "Festeroo"...classic classic stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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