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Flopcast 725: School of Flop
In yet another Flopcast Top 4 ½ List, we're counting down our favorite movies about bands. And since we've ruled out documentaries and biopics, that leaves movies about fictional bands. Some of our picks are obvious, as Jake and Elwood get the band back together, some wacky Irish kids bring soul to Dublin, and Eddie, you know, cruises. But one or two lesser known films also make the list. (Did anyone besides us see Still Crazy? Come on, get on that.) If this isn't enough fictional band action for you, go see our friends at Dragon Con's American Sci-Fi Classics Track, where this subject is an ongoing obsession. Meanwhile, enjoy, and remember: This podcast goes to eleven, but then immediately sinks back down to about a three.
Show Notes
Top 4 ½ Band Movies
Links are to YouTube, where you can either rent the film (indicated with a $) or watch for free in some cases! If the film is streaming elsewhere, we note that too.
- (F) The Blues Brothers
- (K) Eddie and the Cruisers $
- (F) School of Rock (Paramount Plus)
- (K) Still Crazy
- (F) That Thing You Do! (MGM+)
- (K) A Mighty Wind $
- (F) Velvet Goldmine $
- (K) This Is Spinal Tap (HBO Max)
- (Tie) The Commitments
Eddie and the Cruisers with actual Beaver Brown Band saxophonist, the late Michael "Tunes" Antunes:
Oops, that wasn't Billy Crudup in That Thing You Do! It was the oddly-spelled Johnathon Schaech (center).
You can also watch Mike Viola and Adam Schlesinger perform the title song. And Felicity highly recommends this short documentary Rachel Bloom produced about Schlesigner.
Kevin and Kornflake discussed The Commitments on Flopcast 333, and Kevin did it again with Bonus Kevin on Gleaming the Tube!
For Band Battles and lots of other silly things, check out DragonCon American Sci-Fi Classics!