What artist/band biopics would you like to see?

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OK, so we've had The Doors, we've had the Factory years, there's an Ian Curtis biopic in the works, there's been a movie about the Beatles' early years, etc., etc. Skating delicately over the fact that pop/rock biopics tend to be pretty awful, what biopics would you like to see? Pitch your biopic idea here!

― Sylvia North, Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:03 (twenty years ago)

Bob Log III, people would think it was a sequel, or a spoof, like Leonard Part 6. Ergo, it would be awesome.

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:04 (twenty years ago)

anything starring Lou Diamond Phillips

― PB, Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

A Billy Mackenzie one would be great but wouldn't be able to capture the joie de vivre -- they'd film everything through a lens of 'but he DIED! by his OWN HAND!' and have there be dark shadows and gloom throughout. Lame.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

B-52's. I've read and reread 'Party Out Of Bounds' - poorly written though it is - partly because the story of these oddballs creating their own entertainment in the late-glitter, early-punk era in the small-town South creates such a vivid mental cinema for me.

― Daniel Peterson (polkaholic), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:10 (twenty years ago)

I wish they'd make a series of Pop Stars vs Monsters movies in the vein of Bubba Ho-Tep.
Little Richard vs Mothra
Greg Allman vs Candyman
Vanessa Paradis vs the Blob

― Huk-L, Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:12 (twenty years ago)

This is a dream. But why Paradis?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:13 (twenty years ago)

Jaco Pastorius. His biography was one of the saddest, most touching music-related books I've ever read.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

The Monks! Based on the "Black Monk Time" book...

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

B-52s would indeed make great cinema.

For sociohistorical interest, though, I'd really like to see Sly Stone bio'ed. (Anyone know how he's faring these days?)

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

xpost Sly and the Family Stone around the making of 'There's a riot goin' on'

― Michael B, Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, third that one!

The Fleetwood Mac story would seem to have all the elements.

― brianiac (briania), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:28 (twenty years ago)

A Pixar adaptation of the Leif Garrett story.

― darin (darin), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)

Butthole Surfers

a film by Terry Gilliam

― earlnash, Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:44 (twenty years ago)

Wu Tang Clan and it's 23 possible sequels and prequels.
Velvet Underground... directed by Jonas Akerlund.

― elgolfo (elgolfo), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:15 (twenty years ago)

Wu Tang Clan and it's 23 possible sequels and prequels.
Velvet Underground... directed by Jonas Akerlund.

― elgolfo (elgolfo), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:15 (twenty years ago)

One on Arthur Lee and Love.

Allen Toussaint deserves, like, three hours.

A really good, tough-minded biopic of James Brown, of course.

― edd s hurt (ddduncan), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:18 (twenty years ago)

The Replacements

Although, now they'd have to give it a different title because of that stupid Keanu football movie.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)

Archers of Loaf

― CrookedCancer, Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:21 (twenty years ago)

Phil Ochs (and they can call it "Chords of Fame")

― Doobie Keebler (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:23 (twenty years ago)

sam cooke

― Masked Gazza, Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:29 (twenty years ago)

...they'd have to give it a different title because of that stupid Keanu football movie

Can I propose "Treatment Bound"?

― Dennis, Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:30 (twenty years ago)

Vulgar Boatmen

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:31 (twenty years ago)

the clash

― supertwerp (supertwerp), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:53 (twenty years ago)

Sam Cooke...good one. Also Otis Redding.

― Doobie Keebler (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

I thought I heard that there was a Monks movie happening, but maybe i was dreaming... Black Monk Time would definitely make a good flick.

and whatever happened to the Shaggs one?

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:58 (twenty years ago)

Pat Martino

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 18:02 (twenty years ago)

from a note by eddie shaw on the monks' website:
"I received a call, in 1994, from a movie producer asking if I would write a book about the monks ... A number of scripts have been written by different script writers and are still being developed. The option is renewed every year. As I have found out, it takes a long time to make a movie."

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 18:03 (twenty years ago)

Phil Ochs (and they can call it "Chords of Fame")

Obviously I will see this movie FIVE HUNDRED TIMES. Why does it not exist?

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 18:16 (twenty years ago)

Sun Ra.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

a kurt cobain biopic starring andy dick.

― latebloomer: But when the monkey die, people gonna cry. (latebloomer), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 19:03 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

Bobby Hebb

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Friday, 2 November 2007 05:20 (eighteen years ago)

Marvin Gaye is the obvious choice. There are now two biopics in the works, but neither of them seem to be leaving the pre-production stage.

― musically, Friday, 2 November 2007 06:03 (eighteen years ago)

Karlheinz Stockhausen, directed, produced and scripted by the man himself.

― Matt #2, Friday, 2 November 2007 09:44 (eighteen years ago)

Sammy Davis Jr, by a mile

― Dom Passantino, Friday, 2 November 2007 09:48 (eighteen years ago)

Phil Ochs (and they can call it "Chords of Fame")

Obviously I will see this movie FIVE HUNDRED TIMES. Why does it not exist?

Apparently this was already made: Phil Ochs on Film. Would love to see it if anyone knows where to find it. Sean Penn intended on making his own version at one point too.

― dad a, Friday, 2 November 2007 13:06 (eighteen years ago)

One on Beefheart would be fun. I think his life, as I remember from the books and the bbc doc, has enough ups and downs and wild characters and coincidences that would make it so.

― city worker, Friday, 2 November 2007 13:51 (eighteen years ago)

Judee Sill.

― Trip Maker, Friday, 2 November 2007 13:58 (eighteen years ago)

Swamp Dogg the Musical

― people explosion, Friday, 2 November 2007 15:40 (eighteen years ago)

Keith Moon. Some hilarious events that would make a great movie.

― Geir Hongro, Friday, 2 November 2007 19:49 (eighteen years ago)

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