Kinda Brilliant. Kinda Dumb. Kinda The Replacements.
For some aging music fans and kids with a passion for musical history, The Replacements are rock and roll defined. This Minneapolis quartet took a teenage-punk attitude, threw it in a blender with classic and pop rock, and then poured it into a Middle American pint glass. Over the band’s 12-year existence, its live sets were magical, a total mess, or both-depending on your mood and the members’ respective blood alcohol levels. Gorman Bechard’s remarkable history of the ‘Mats takes us from their first show as the Impediments to their 1991 onstage breakup in Chicago, and everywhere in between. Bechard bravely eschews including the band’s music, photos, and live footage, instead relying solely on the fans: their well-kept memories, hilarious anecdotes, and differing points of views about the foursome’s wildly varied discography and infamous antics. Bechard has recruited an impressive roster of influential fans: musicians such as Husker Du, Babes in Toyland, The Decemberists, The Hold Steady, Archers of Loaf, Titus Andronicus, and Goo Goo Dolls; writers such as Jack Rabid, Legs McNeil, Robert Christgau, Jim DeRegotis, and Greg Kot; and actors such as George Wendt, Tom Arnold, and Dave Foley. Sprinkled in among that esteemed group are the more mainstream fans, who often give the most insightful and heartfelt perspectives of all. Follower or not, after taking in COLOR ME OBSESSED, you’ll be ready to run home, gather some ‘Mats albums, and design a perfect soundtrack of your own.
Directed by Gorman Bechard
Written by Gorman Bechard
Based upon an original idea from Hansi Oppenheimer
Produced by Gorman Bechard & Hansi Oppenheimer
Supervising producer: Jan Radder
Featuring: Tom Arnold, Tommy Ramone, Grant Hart, Robert Voedisch, George Wendt
BONUS MATERIAL
The complete Matt Wallace interview from the documentary COLOR ME OBSESSED, A FILM ABOUT THE REPLACEMENTS
The complete unedited interview with Tommy Erdelyi (Ramone) for the documentary COLOR ME OBSESSED, A FILM ABOUT THE REPLACEMENTS.
The complete unedited interview with Lori Barbero (Babes in Toyland) for the documentary COLOR ME OBSESSED, A FILM ABOUT THE REPLACEMENTS.
The complete unedited interview with The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn for the documentary COLOR ME OBSESSED, A FILM ABOUT THE REPLACEMENTS.
The complete unedited interview with Hüsker Dü’s GREG NORTON for the documentary COLOR ME OBSESSED, A FILM ABOUT THE REPLACEMENTS.
The complete unedited interview with The Decemberists Colin Meloy for the documentary COLOR ME OBSESSED, A FILM ABOUT THE REPLACEMENTS.
A Q&A with musician Grant Hart (of Husker Du) and filmmaker Gorman Bechard, after the screening of COLOR ME OBSESSED, A FILM ABOUT THE REPLACEMENTS, at the AB Club in Brussels, Belgium, on 12/8/2011.
