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National Lampoon's Electric Apricot
National Lampoon
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FILM:
MPAA RATING: R for language and some sexual content including references
Starring
Bob Weir,
Mike Gordon,
Warren Haynes,
Matt Abts,
Seth Green,
and
Matt Stone
A young graduate filmmaker from UCLA set forth to make a documentary reflecting an element of contemporary music culture that had yet to be fully examined. The notion was to capture something raw and original. He searched for something unpretentious and genuine, yearning to make a film that would stand out from other music documentaries and potentially redefine the genre. Who he found was a band called Electric Apricot; what he achieved was enlightenment. Unexpectedly, in searching for enlightenment, the duality of existence was unveiled. Electric Apricot has been kicking around the peripheral of the jam scene for several years now and comprises of four colorful characters who take themselves far too seriously. Bellowing the anthem "Hey, Are You Going to Burning Man?," the band has recently been offered some opportunities that could potentially break them through to levels beyond their dreams, and our young filmmaker is there to document the rise. He follows them from nightclubs to the recording studio and eventually on the road to the Holy Grail of West Coast music events, a festival aptly named Festeroo. (National Lampoon Productions)
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Les Claypool
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Les Claypool
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| RELEASE DATE: |
Theatrical: November 9, 2007
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| RUNNING TIME: |
91 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
Alternative Title: Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo

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90
Film Threat
Don R. Lewis
Like many of Claypools bands, Electric Apricot is bound to be a cult hit. I’m just hoping it will have the chance to play before a bigger audience as I feel the film is just plain hilarious and I was extremely impressed at the way Claypool pulled it all together in his first directorial effort.

50
Variety
Ronnie Scheib
Generates enough mild humor to keep the spoof rolling, but lacks the commitment and scope.

30
The Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen
The most appreciative audience for this lame National Lampoon release likely will be guys in tour buses.

12
Chicago Tribune
Scott Schueller
Shot in the same style as “Spinal Tap,” Electric Apricot fails to wow in every way possible, but the music disappoints the most.


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