- Actors: Richard 'Pistol' Allen, Jack Ashford, Bob Babbitt (II), Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin, Eddie 'Bongo' Brown
- Directors: Paul Justman
- Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Lions Gate
- DVD Release Date: 22 April 2003
- Run Time: 110 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00008J2HC
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 108,790 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Someone has missed the point!!,
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This review is from: Standing In The Shadows of Motown [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
I'm really only writing this to answer/redress the one star review given by another reviewer somehwere in this listing.Yes there probably is black and white film of the funk brothers, and yes, Mr. Gordy probably has it, but in typical Gordy fashion, he'll probably take it to his grave rather than let the Funk Brothers have thier rightful acclaim. The simple fact is, and this not debatable - this is the best review of the Funk Brothers that (as of 2006) exists. There are some great motown renditions from the live performance (and yes I was aprehensive about this before viewing, but you ain't gonna get Marvin back on stage now are you). This film is not perfect (I believe James Jamerson deserves a film to himself!!!) by any means, but it is still pretty stunning, and a NECESSARY film. Avoid the whinging of the one review here, it is easy to knock anything from the armchair, the chap who made this was truly passionate about his subject matter. And it's hard to get to talk to the legends who have passed on. And I'd lay you 10-1 the Berry Gordy would not allow one peice of original motown footage to be used, heaven forbid it may be seen as an endorsement of the legendary Funk Brothers. This is the best there is, long overdue, respect to the makers, respect to the music .... It's what's in the groove that counts!
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
DO NOT PASS!,
By Patrik Lemberg (Tammisaari Finland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Standing In The Shadows of Motown [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
This movie is a definitive must for anyone who has enjoyed any song produced on Motown, since most people don't know who the musicians are. THE FUNK BROTHERS played on songs like "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Gladys Knight & The Pips, "Singed Seadled Delivered..." by Stevie Wonder, "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye, "Baby Love", "Do You Love Me", "My Girl" etc. etc. etc. This movie is about THE FUNK BROTHERS - everything you could and should want to know about their work is featured on these two discs. There are TONS of special features (they never seem to end...); discographies, biographies, around 20 left out scenes, jam session and MUCH MUCH more. In the movie Chaka Kahn's vocal performance is spectacular and Bootsy Collins' vocal performance of "Do You Love Me" and "Cool Jerk" are very entertaining.All I knew before I saw this movie was that James Jamerson had played bass on "Grapvine" and that he was part of the Motown studio band called "The Funk Brothers", but I had no idea they had done this much! This is definetly a missing piece in the puzzle of music history and it's not only recommended - at this price it's a must. To regret this knowledge you would have to be insane.
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Ever Motown Film,
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This review is from: Standing In The Shadows of Motown [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
I bought this on import from Amazon.com. If you never buy anything else on Motown, BUY THIS. For too long these musicians, who were the backbone of Motown's incredible rise to the top of the music tree, have been overlooked. Allan Slutsky deserves a medal and our undying gratitude for his film which remembers some of the greatest musicians who have ever lived. Most of these were seasoned musicians before they came to Motown & it is they, not the artists who created what we today call the Motown Sound. Allan has created a piece of history for us and has given reconition to many who had previously been overlooked by earlier authors. There are parts of this film that brought tears to my eyes, joyful tears. Listen to Jack Ashord work that tambourine as he did on Grapevine, marvel at Pistol Allen & Uriel Jones as they give the backbeat to the music, but most of all, enjoy the film as it takes you back to those wonderful days in the sixties when Motown ruled the world.
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