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

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Surrounded by wheat fields, cowboys, and cars, four bespectacled misfits in Kansas -- Bill Goffrier, Brent Giessmann, John Nichols, and Ron Klaus -- grabbed instruments and blasted out "a ravenous strain of rock 'n' roll" as tuneful, brainy, and enthralling as anything coming from the coasts. They worshipped the Stooges and witnessed the Sex Pistols bring punk to the Great Plains, igniting within them an uncontrolled prairie fire to do-it-themselves. As the Embarrassment, they threw a house-wrecking party and invited "a thousand loving friends" into their secret world of "weirdo new wave freaks" in Wichita and beyond. They played Chicago, D.C., and New York, drawing the attention of influential figures like Allen Ginsberg, John Cale, and Jonathan Demme -- but their independence and refusal to sell out sparked tension within the group and kept mainstream success at bay. Through original interviews, restored concert footage, and appearances by fans including Evan Dando, Freedy Johnston, Grant Hart, and Thomas Frank, this documentary shows how the Embarrassment rose out of nowhere to become a post-punk legend that's almost been forgotten -- until now.

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Michael Talbot-Haynes Film Threat We Were Famous, You Don’t Remember: The Embarrassment is a marvelous testament to the power of imagination to shape amazement from unending miles of boredom. Rated: 9/10 Aug 29, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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StephenPaul C The greatest 01 hour: and 36 minutes of real music footage!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Surrounded by wheat fields, cowboys, and cars, four bespectacled misfits in Kansas -- Bill Goffrier, Brent Giessmann, John Nichols, and Ron Klaus -- grabbed instruments and blasted out "a ravenous strain of rock 'n' roll" as tuneful, brainy, and enthralling as anything coming from the coasts. They worshipped the Stooges and witnessed the Sex Pistols bring punk to the Great Plains, igniting within them an uncontrolled prairie fire to do-it-themselves. As the Embarrassment, they threw a house-wrecking party and invited "a thousand loving friends" into their secret world of "weirdo new wave freaks" in Wichita and beyond. They played Chicago, D.C., and New York, drawing the attention of influential figures like Allen Ginsberg, John Cale, and Jonathan Demme -- but their independence and refusal to sell out sparked tension within the group and kept mainstream success at bay. Through original interviews, restored concert footage, and appearances by fans including Evan Dando, Freedy Johnston, Grant Hart, and Thomas Frank, this documentary shows how the Embarrassment rose out of nowhere to become a post-punk legend that's almost been forgotten -- until now.
Director
Daniel Fetherston, Danny Szlauderbach
Distributor
Factory 25
Production Co
Factory 25
Genre
Documentary, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 30, 2023, Limited
Runtime
1h 36m
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