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Gig, The

starring: Wayne Rogers, Cleavon Little, Andrew Duncan, Jerry Matz, Daniel Nalbach
directed by: Frank D. Gilroy

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301810524
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 630181052X
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: October 17, 1990
Running Time: 95 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 26, 1985
Sales Rank: 10774




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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A little known treasure
This little gem turned out to be one of those rarities that myself and my late wife watched again and again.
Being a 'gigging' Blues & Jazz singer myself, it reminded me so much of the realities of life on the road. Those times were a hell of a lot of fun, but they were also fraught with anxiety and troubles.
Would the gig still be there when you arrived after travelling many miles - sometimes they weren't!
Would the accommodation be fine - sometimes it wasn't!
Would the money be there at the end of the night - sometimes it wasn't!
Many times my wife travelled with me and was a party to both the good times and the bad.
It is truly sad to note that so many of the cast are no longer with us!
As an aside, much of the dubbed trumpet soloing was actually ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Paying dues
A group of middle-aged NY businessmen who play jazz together for fun get the chance to play a paying gig at a small schmaltzy Catskill resort for two weeks one summer. They decide to take it, but this "dream of a lifetime" isn't all a bed of roses. First they've got to compromise their art by playing the corny polkas and waltzes expected at a joint like that; then they get fired before their two weeks are up when a "big name" singer appears and they can't cut it with him. The potential here is great and some attempt has been made to tap it; for example, the movie explores the following concerns: the amateur vs. the professional, devotion to doing something you really love to do while perhaps not being too good at it vs. being good at something and not really wanting to do it, the jazz musician as ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Simply, the best movie ever made about the music business.
No drama, action, sex or sensationalism. Just an honest little film about the reality of the music business and the people in it. Forget the Hollywood interpretations of famous composers and show biz personalities. This movie tells it like it really is.


 


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