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Filmmaker Dov Kelemer's initial project, to create a video of a California rock band to be sold at concerts, eventually evolved into this fascinating and eye-opening feature-length documentary examining the harsh realities of the contemporary music business. Founding members of the band NC-17, brothers Frank and Vince Rogala, left rural Michigan for Southern California, hoping to sign a recording contract and fulfill their dreams of rock 'n' roll glory. Now they just want to make ends meet. What they encountered was a world populated with rock wannabes, where the fewer than one percent who actually achieve some fame seldom see a cent for all their labor. By focusing on the real-life experiences of NC-17, Kelemer reveals an all-too-common portrait of what it is like to be a contemporary musician in America, where life consists of taking part -time jobs, dealing with IRS audits and enduring the scandalous creative accounting practices prevalent in the recording business. "An intriguing, cautionary parable about the fickle nature of stardom" - Variety.
| Runtime: | 73 min |
|---|---|
| Production: | Gestating Pictures |
| Genres: | Music, Documentary |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Dov Kelemer | Director |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Art Aviles | Himself |
| Bruce Duff | Himself |
| C. Tucker Cheadle | Himself |
| Chuck Hohn | Himself/Drums, NC-17 |
| Danny Goodwin | Himself |
| Frank Rogala | Himself/Lead Singer NC-17 |
| Hugo Burnham | Himself |
| Jeff Jampol | Himself |
| Lonn Friend | Himself |
| Rich Heaton | Himself |
| Robert Aviles | Himself/Violin, NC-17 |
| Robin Canada | Himself/Guitar & Keyboards, NC-17 |
| Ron Perron | Himself/Bass, NC-17 |
| Roxanne Aviles | Herself |
| Vince Rogala | Himself/Sax & Keyboards, NC-17 |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Sarah Jo Marks | Producer |
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