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We Were Famous, You Don't Remember: The Embarrassment
We Were Famous, You Don't Remember: The Embarrassment

Movie·2023·1h 36m

We Were Famous, You Don't Remember: The Embarrassment

Ignited by punk’s invasion of the Great Plains, America’s gawkiest and greatest lost rock band battles conformity in Reagan-era Kansas.

Directed By

Daniel Fetherston

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

Formed in 1979 in Wichita, Kansas, the so-called "blister pop" band the Embarrassment played major U.S. cities and garnered praise from the likes of Allen Ginsberg, John Cale and Jonathan Demme, but their refusal to compromise their vision made success elusive. Through archival interviews and concert footage, this documentary draws a portrait of the oft-overlooked post-punk legends.

Themes

punk rockkansas citypost-punkwichita kansaslawrence kansasindie rockmusic documentarydo it yourselfgreat plains

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Cast

Bill Goffrier

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Brent "Woody" Giessmann

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John Nichols

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Ron Klaus

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Evan Dando

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Grant Hart

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Freedy Johnston

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Thomas Frank

Thomas Frank

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Crew

Daniel Fetherston

Director

Danny Szlauderbach

Director

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