The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir

The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir

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Release Date

4/20/2014

Runtime

85 mins

Overview

Drop out of school to ride with the Merry Pranksters. Form America’s most enduring jam band. Become a family man and father. Never stop chasing the muse. Bob Weir took his own path to and through superstardom as rhythm guitarist for The Grateful Dead. Mike Fleiss re-imagines the whole wild journey in this magnetic rock doc and concert film, with memorable input from bandmates, contemporaries, followers, family, and, of course, the inimitable Bob Weir himself.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A spirited, affectionate portrait of Bob Weir's unlikely path from dropout to Dead founding member, balancing archival energy with reflective interviews that capture both the wild freedom of the counterculture and the deeper devotion to music and community that sustained it.

Mood

WistfulJoyfulEuphoricContemplative

Themes

Art and creationFriendshipFreedomComing of age

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

Documentary-likeHandheld

Structure

Framed flashback

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