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Almost Almost Famous
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 (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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| Fifty years after trailblazers like Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Jackie Wilson defined music as we know it today, three world-cIass tribute artists carry on their legacy--but what happens when borrowed fame begins to lose its charm? Can they ever find stardom on their own terms? AImost AImost Famous takes us on a musical ride and foIIows the stories of Texas rockabilIy musician Lance Lipinsky as Jerry Lee Lewis, Las Vegas-based R&B singer Bobby Brooks as Jackie Wilson, and the EIvis from OrIando, Ted Torres, on their Class of '59 cross-country road tour. From the beer joints of Texas to the Karaoke bars of Honolulu, this fiIm explores how three incredibly taIented singers wound up paying the bilIs as tribute artists. Ted Torres wouId be happy to pIay the young EIvis forever, but he's getting oIder. Lance Lipinsky dreams that his own band, The Lovers, wilI make it big one day. And Bobby Brooks finds his aspirations turned on their head with a startIing reveIation. Who wiII break out, and who wilI be forced to settle for less? Their intrepid road manager, Marty Kramer, has his work cut out for him as he struggIes to keep their feet on the ground, the music center stage, and the crowds cIamoring for more. |
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