Standing in the shadows of Motown / Artisan Entertainment presents an Elliott Scott/Rimshot production of a Paul Justman film ; produced by Sandy Passman, Allan Slutsky and Paul Justman ; narration written by Walter Dallas and Ntozake Shange ; directed by Paul Justman.
The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972.
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Language: | English Spanish |
Language of the Original: |
English |
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Closed-captioned; subtitles available in Spanish. |
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[United States] :
Artisan Home Entertainment,
[2003], ©2002.
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Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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Local Note: |
LM copies 1 and 2 housed in the audiovisual collection. |
Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: | Video DVD |
Summary: |
The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972. |
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Note: | Inspired by the book "Standing in the shadows of Motown" by Allan "Dr. Licks" Slutsky. Special features: Audio commentary with director and producer; trivia track; sdinner with the Funk Brothers; multiangle jam sessions; deleted scenes; Funk video biographies; music video montage; selected discography, and more. Videorecording. |
Call Number: | AN7 D0023628 VideoDVD PN1995.9.M86 S73 2003 VideoDVD |
Audience: |
MPAA rating: PG. |
Credits: | Directors of photography, Doug Milsome, Lon Stratton ; editor, Anne Erikson ; narrator, Andre Braugher. |
System Details: | DVD6.1 DTS-ES/5.1 Dolby-EX/2.0 Dolby stereo; 16x9 widescreen version. |
Cast: |
The Funk Brothers: Richard "Pistol" Allen, Jack "Black Jack" Ashford, Bob Babbitt, Johnny Griffith, Joe Hunter, Uriel Jones, Joe Messina, Eddie "Chank" Willis, and, in spirit: Benny "Papa Zita" Benjamin, Eddie "Bongo" Brown, James "Igor" Jamerson, Earl "Chunk of Funk" Van Dyke, Robert White; with, Joan Osborne, Gerald Levert, Meshell Ndegeocello, Bootsy Collins, Ben Harper, Chaka Khan. |