Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (2007)

Directors:

Paul Crowder
Murray Lerner
(more)

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
Harvey Goldsmith	...	Himself
Diane Hatz	...	Herself
Glyn Johns	...	Himself
Queenie Johns	...	Herself
Kenney Jones	...	Himself
Steve Jones	...	Himself
Rob Ladd	...	Himself
Greg Lake	...	Himself
Mike McInnerney	...	Himself
Kathleen Moon	...	Herself
Pino Palladino	...	Himself
Bob Pridden	...	Himself
Alan Rogan	...	Himself
Mike Shaw	...	Himself
Billy Sheehan	...	Himself
Sean Smith	...	Himself
Christopher Stamp	...	Himself (as Chris Stamp)
Zak Starkey	...	Himself
Sting	...	Himself
David Swartz	...	Himself
Frank Simes	...	Himself (as Frank Symes)
Shel Talmy	...	Himself
Alan Tomkins	...	Himself
Simon Townshend	...	Himself
Eddie Vedder	...	Himself
Rick Wakeman	...	Himself
Alison Wise	...	Herself
Paul Crowder	...	Narrator (voice)

Directed by
Paul Crowder
Murray Lerner
Parris Patton		(segment "Who Art You?")

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mark Monroe		writer

Produced by
Tobin Armbrust	....	co-executive producer
Alexander Yves Brunner	....	co-executive producer
Bill Curbishley	....	executive producer
Guy East	....	executive producer
Ben Holden	....	co-supervising producer
Murray Lerner	....	co-producer
Tia Lessin	....	consulting producer
Agi Orsi	....	supervising producer
Robert Rosenberg	....	executive producer
Nigel Sinclair	....	producer
Larry Yelen	....	associate producer

Cinematography by
Matteo Passigato

Film Editing by
Paul Crowder
Pagan Harleman
David Zieff

Production Management
Alexandra De La Vega	....	post-production supervisor
Agi Orsi	....	unit production manager
Cecy Rangel	....	unit manager

Art Department
Paul S. Power	....	storyboard artist (as Paul Power)

Sound Department
Stephanie Brown	....	dialogue editor
Kelly Butler	....	sound recordist
William R. Dean	....	supervising sound editor
Doug Dunderdale	....	sound recordist
Paul Hackner	....	dialogue editor
Harry Haese	....	sound mixer
Greg Hedgepath	....	sound effects editor
Matt Hedges	....	sound editorial coordinator
Matthew Iadarola	....	additional re-recording mixer
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer
James Morioka	....	sound effects editor
Tom Ozanich	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Anthony Roza	....	sound effects editor
Patrick Weise	....	apprentice sound editor
Guy Willison	....	sound recordist
Drew Yerys	....	sound effects editor
John Zecca	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Nick Doob	....	camera operator (segment "Who's Back")
Robert Elfstrom	....	camera operator
Tom Feldman	....	gaffer
Ron Geary	....	grip electric
Harry Haese	....	focus puller
Chris Hegedus	....	camera operator (segment "Who's Back")
Jay Hergot	....	key grip
Justin Kreutzmann	....	camera operator
Stephen Ley	....	camera operator
Josef Nalevansky	....	camera operator
Matteo Passigato	....	camera operator
D.A. Pennebaker	....	camera operator (segment "Who's Back")
William Turnley	....	camera operator
John Martin White	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Jason Barnoski	....	assistant editor
Michael Goren	....	additional assistant editor (as Mike Goren)
April Hayes	....	additional assistant editor
Derek Herr	....	on-line editor
Andrew Kimery	....	assistant editor
Peter Kwong	....	additional first assistant editor
Andy Lichtstein	....	digital colorist
Randy Magalski	....	on-line editor
Lara Mazzawi	....	assistant editor
Benjamin Murray	....	on-line editor
George Panos	....	additional assistant editor
Kristine Patnugot	....	additional assistant editor
Parris Patton	....	additional editor
Caitrin Rogers	....	additional assistant editor
Matthew Schmidt	....	first assistant editor
Stephen H. Sloan	....	assistant editor
Amber Taylor	....	Account Manager (The Post Group )

Music Department
Sharif Ahmed	....	music clearances
Paul B. Clay	....	music mixer

Other crew
Fahed Alhabib	....	production assistant
Jesse Averna	....	production assistant
Edward Barlow	....	production coordinator: Europe
Ivy Kagan Bierman	....	business affairs
Cookie Brusa	....	representative: Trinifold
Leonardo Cellai	....	production coordinator: Europe
Kate Coe	....	footage researcher
Perry Joseph	....	production coordinator: Europe
Huttenberg Nassar	....	production assistant
Matthew Paine	....	financial consultant
Stephanie Palumbo	....	production assistant
Nigel Pearson	....	business affairs
Kathleen Phelan	....	production accountant
Juan Rodriguez	....	production assistant
Nick Ryle	....	archive consultant
Avital Shalev	....	intern
Allison Asay Sowers	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Allison Asay Sowers	....	researcher
Teresa Torchiano	....	production assistant

Thanks
John Beug	....	special thanks
Barry W. Blaustein	....	special thanks
Tracy Bufferd	....	special thanks: interviews
Anita Camarata	....	special thanks: interviews
Myles Clarke	....	special thanks
Lisa Cole	....	special thanks
Kelly Curtis	....	special thanks: interviews
Roger Daltrey	....	acknowledgment: photos courtesy of
Jesse Dylan	....	special thanks
Nick Goderson	....	special thanks
Bob Gruen	....	acknowledgment: photos courtesy of
Nicola Joss	....	special thanks
Jon Larson	....	special thanks
Brian Loucks	....	special thanks: interviews
Paul McGuinness	....	special thanks: interviews
Frazer Pennebaker	....	special thanks
Stacy Peralta	....	special thanks
Aubrey Powell	....	special thanks
Neal Preston	....	acknowledgment: photos courtesy of
Hugh Rees-Parnell	....	special thanks
Marion Rosenberg	....	special thanks
Kathryn Schenker	....	special thanks: interviews
Sigurjon Sighvatsson	....	special thanks
Pete Townshend	....	acknowledgment: photos courtesy of
Nicole Vandenberg	....	special thanks: interviews
Baron Wolman	....	acknowledgment: photos courtesy of

Production Companies

• Spitfire Pictures
• Trinifold (in association with)
• VH1 Rock Docs (in association with)
• MLF Productions (in association with)
• Pony Canyon (in association with)

Distributors

• Hexagon Pictures (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Music (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Canada (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures France (UPF) (2007) (France) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Video (2007) (UK) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2007) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Danetracks  sound design, editorial and sound re-recording
• Everett Collection  photographs courtesy of
• Getty Images  photographs courtesy of
• Loeb and Loeb  business affairs
• London Features International  photographs courtesy of
• National Portrait Gallery  photographs courtesy of
• New Post Group, The  post-production facilities
• Redferns Music Picture Library Ltd.  photographs courtesy of
• Retna Pictures Ltd.  photographs courtesy of
• Runway  post-production
• Softitler  subtitles

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)

Amazing rock doc

Just saw Amazing Journey at the Toronto International Film Festival. I must admit that this was not a first pick as I was looking for something different for my closing day film.

Amazing Journey will be an orgasmic experience for Who devotees. The band went through several tragedies, including the deaths of Keith Moon and John Entwhistle. There were many violent fights between Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend. Daltrey might have been the pretty boy frontman but Townsend was the artist, one who was deeply insecure about never being able to surpass the artistic merits of either Tommy or Quadrophenia.

In the end, what emerges is a portrait of young men who let music permeate their lives. It's really about one's passion towards one's craft. Yes, there are lots of indulgences along the way: expensive toys, women, sycophants, and drugs. But as we see with the maturing of the Daltrey and Townsend friendship, the journey is a tough but essential part of aging gracefully into the elder statesmen of rock.

The loss of Entwhistle was devastating for both men who already carried much guilt over the death of Keith Moon. They just didn't see the signs of Entwhistle's flirtations with drugs. He dies on the eve of a reunion tour and they go on because it's important to keep the memory alive.

It is great to know that such a testimony to this band is available. What a shame it would be for younger generations to only know them as the band that made theme songs for the CSI franchise.