The Reel Big Show – Movies About Musicians – What’s Your Favorite?

What’s your favorite movie about a musician or band? Michael leads a discussion with Brad and Melissa through a variety of topics.

Here’s a sample of the answers, but you’ll have to listen to find out who chose which!

What is your favorite movie based on a well known musical act?

• The Doors
• Sid & Nancy
• Tommy

Favorite Rockumentary?

• Woodstock
• U2: Rattle and Hum, Pearl Jam Twenty
• It Might Get Loud

Favorite movies about fake musicians/bands?

• Frank, The Blues Brothers
• Eddie and the Cruisers
• Airheads, That Thing You Do!

Best performance by an actor or actress playing a musician?

• Gary Busey – The Buddy Holly Story
• Gary Oldman – Sid & Nancy

Which band had the most interesting story? (Does not necessarily need to be the best movie but which one had the best story)

• Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
• The Doors (tie)

If you could make a movie about one musical act who would it be?

• Keith Moon
• Kurt Cobain
• Ozzy Osbourne