2008
D&E Entertainment
1 h 28 m

2008
D&E Entertainment
1 h 28 m

Summary Actor, performer, and multiplatinum rock icon Meat Loaf reveals surprising shades of himself--and a fertile, creative mind in constant flux--in this intimate and highly entertaining theatrical feature documentary. The time is early 2007, one of the most stressful in Meat Loaf's career. He's about to launch his most ambitious tour ever, a...

Directed By: Bruce David Klein

Written By: Bruce David Klein

2008
D&E Entertainment
1 h 28 m

2008
D&E Entertainment
1 h 28 m

Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise

Name: Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
Released: 2008-03-12
Duration: 1 min 28 s
Rating: 58
Cast: Meat Loaf, Kasim Sulton, John Miceli, Mark Alexander, Paul Crook

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Directed By: Bruce David Klein

Written By: Bruce David Klein

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New York Daily News

Feels like a VH1 slice-of-life with all the toppings. Yet it benefits from the fact that even a slice of it's title subject is a full meal.

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TV Guide Magazine

A snapshot rather than a sustained look at Meat Loaf's tumultuous life and career, Klein's film is a revealing glimpse at the late career of a performer who looked a safe bet to die before he got old, then surprised everyone by hanging on long enough to find fans who weren't born when he started out.

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The New York Times

In Search of Paradise portrays Meat Loaf as an obsessive, self-punishing performer, striving in vain to put on a live show that matches the visions in his head.

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Variety

Helmer Bruce David Klein's near-reverential treatment is a nice contrast to the rough-and-tumble of tour life.

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Production Company Atlas Media, Voom HD LAB, 10th Street Entertainment, Universal Music Group

Release Date Mar 12, 2008

Duration 1 h 28 m

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Tagline If you think you know him, think again.

Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise

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Meat Loaf

Self

Kasim Sulton

Self - Music Director and Bass Player

John Miceli

Self - Drums

Mark Alexander

Self - Piano and Keyboards

Paul Crook

Self - Co-Lead Guitar

Randy Flowers

Self - Co-Lead Guitar

Carolyn Coletti

Self - Singer

Aspen Vincent

Self - Featured Singer

David Luther

Self - Saxophone and Keyboards

Bill Barclay

Self - Tour Manager

Randy Brown

Self - Crew

Wayne Bukovinsky

Self - Crew

Grady Champion

Self - Crew

Tim Coakley

Self - Crew

Donny Gordon

Self - Crew

Cheryl Hall

Self - Crew

Joe Lennane

Self - Crew

Pam Lewis

Self - Crew

Joe Libretti

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Eric Potter

Self - Crew

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