The Wrecking Crew!

2008
PG
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

Hal Blaine, Al De Lory, Carol Kaye, Ray Pohlman, Don Randi, Tommy Tedesco, Bill Pitman, and The Wrecking Crew in The Wrecking Crew! (2008)

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A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew", a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatr... Read allA celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew", a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and Bing Crosby.A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew", a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and Bing Crosby.

Director
- Denny Tedesco
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Denny Tedesco
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations

Trivia
Although completed in 2008, the film wasn't released until 2015. The reason for the gap was problems with music licensing rights. It took a Kickstarter campaign to raise the $200,000 to clear them.

Goofs
A brief live clip of Jan & Dean performing "Surf City" is misattributed to The Beach Boys.

Quotes
Hal Blaine: [last line of Movie] What do you call a trombone player with a beeper?
Hal Blaine: An optimist.

Connections
Features The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)

Soundtracks
Good Vibrations
Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love
Performed by The Beach Boys
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under License from EMI Film & Television Music
Dedicated by David Ehrlich

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Review

Featured review

10/10

Amazing And Long Overdue...

Denny Tedesco has captured an era that will never be duplicated in musical history with personal insights and an unconditional love that only a child of music could accomplish.

I was fortunate enough to see it at a press screening at the NAMM convention 2011, this documentary deserves to be seen by everyone who's ever listened to the music of the 60's & 70's... go to the website and buy a shirt or something so they can finally pay the royalties and get cleared to release the DVD to the public!

The interviews and personal anecdotes bring out secrets and nuances that would've been lost to the world if not for this documentary, it will surely open the eyes of the general public about how the music industry and specifically the hit-making-machine works. These virtually unknown musicians were geniuses in their fields and contributed more to our culture than some of the "stars" they played behind!

For someone like me who's earliest recollections in life involved this music, watching this documentary was a deeply moving experience. A magical glimpse into a secret place where I was privy to the behind-the-scenes labors and commeraderie of greatness.

Amazing!!!