The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart

movie

Released August 19, 1997

Genres:

Music
Documentary

Overview

Elaine Shepherd’s classic BBC documentary, introduced and narrated by John Peel. Completely wonderful, a 50 minute joy: reviews, articles, blog posts, etc. relating to The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart.

Cast

John Peel
as
Himself (Narrator)
Don Van Vliet
as
Himself
Frank Zappa
as
Himself (archive footage)
Matt Groening
as
Himself
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Jimmy Carl Black
as
Himself
Ry Cooder
as
Himself
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Bruce Fowler
as
Himself
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Eric Drew Feldman
as
Himself

Crew

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Elaine Shepherd
as
Author
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Elaine Shepherd
as
Director
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Colin Minchin
as
Editor

The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart

Genres:

Overview

Cast

John Peel

Don Van Vliet

Frank Zappa

Matt Groening

Jimmy Carl Black

Ry Cooder

Bruce Fowler

Eric Drew Feldman

Crew

Elaine Shepherd

Elaine Shepherd

Colin Minchin