Bittersweet Motel

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Bittersweet Motel

Released Aug 25, 2000

1h 22m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Todd Phillips chronicles free-form rock band Phish from the Great Went concert in Maine in 1997 to the end of the tour in August 1998.

Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B+

Sep 7, 2011

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Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B+

Oct 10, 2010

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Apr 13, 2002

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 2/5

Apr 13, 2002

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Sarah Rodman

Boston Herald

Rated: 3/4

Apr 13, 2002

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Steve Rhodes

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It is so formless that I began to wonder if the projectionist might have scrambled the reels. The documentary is as generic as the band it follows.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 13, 2002

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I've never been big into Phish, but I could really appreciate this film's depiction of them. It was very plainspoken. Funny how Todd Phillips has gone from music documentarist to directing comedies like the Hangover.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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If your a phan of Phish you'll enjoy this . makes me happy. nice inside look at the band while on the road in the U.S and Europe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Makes the band members seem like a bunch of jag-offs, so I suppose it's not inaccurate.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Snooze. I guess this is cool if you're stoned but even stoned Phish is still boring. I can't believe that they picked up the audience where the Dead left off and banked off a bunch of morons. Could be worse but for a doc it really offers nothing but the same stale jams Phish has to offer.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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cool behind the scene stuff, good representation...sort of

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02/20/23

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A must if you like Phish

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Todd Phillips chronicles free-form rock band Phish from the Great Went concert in Maine in 1997 to the end of the tour in August 1998.

Director: Todd Phillips
Producer: Todd Phillips
Distributor: Stranger Than Fiction
Production Co: Stranger Than Fiction, Aviva Entertainment, Little Villa Features, Bittersweet Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 25, 2000, Original
Box Office (Gross USA): $380.9K
Runtime: 1h 22m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)