Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (2007)

Directors:

Paul Crowder
Murray Lerner

Writer:

Mark Monroe (writer)

Release Date:

25 October 2008 (Japan)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

A documentary on The Who, featuring interviews with the band's two surviving members, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey. |

Plot Keywords:

Interview | Band | British | Recording Studio | 1960s

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Roger Daltrey	...	Himself
Pete Townshend	...	Himself
John Entwistle	...	Himself (archive footage)
Keith Moon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Richard Barnes	...	Himself
Jeffrey Baxter	...	Himself
John Bundrick	...	Himself
Dougal Butler	...	Himself
Bill Curbishley	...	Himself
Heather Daltrey	...	Herself
The Edge	...	Himself
Christopher Entwistle	...	Himself
Lesley Fox	...	Herself
Noel Gallagher	...	Himself
Alan Garrison	...	Himself

Also Known As:

My Generation: Who's Still Who (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:237 min | Canada:120 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:208 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (Dolby 5.1)

Certification:

Canada:PG | Germany:12 | UK:15 | USA:Not Rated | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Japan:PG-12

Filming Locations:

Eel Pie Studios, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK

Company:

Spitfire Pictures

Quotes:

Pete Townshend: Gustav Metzger comes in and shows movies of him with one young Yoko Ono, by the way, bursting through paintings with... You know, slashing at it with a sword, and a bunch of what looks like idiotic art students on the streets smashing up an old piano, and then tries to describe his thesis, which was that what we're doing is we're destroying our planet, and what art should do is reflect that destruction.

Movie Connections:

Features "This Is Tom Jones" (1969)

Soundtrack:

San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)

U.S Premiere at Paley Center for Media, New York

Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who Who the f*#% am I to judge this film? I'm no music expert, I'm merely a casual fan of The Who, I'm seventeen and didn't grow up in the time of the band, and to be quite frank I've never seen a "Roc-Doc" before. I merely tagged along with my dad to the U.S premiere because I'm an avid fan of film, and going to a film premiere would be awesome; plus Roger Daltrey was there!

But I'll give my opinion anyhow.

As far as documentary's go, "Amazing Journey..." seems a lot more personal than most films of the genre. That's because there's no ominous outside voice assessing the subject matter, but instead the film is propelled by reflections of the surviving band members and those close to them (minus, you know, the likes of Sting). There's laughs to be shed in their light-hearted commentary (it doesn't seem like anyone wants to say anything bad though), insight to be gained from their perspectives, and some powerful reflection on their losses (Keith Moon and Jon Enwhistle). It's entertaining to be sure, but nothing revelatory or ground-breaking. For Die-hards mostly. 8/10