Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie

Without the slightest pretence of objectivity, still less critical detachment, this documentary chronicling the ups and downs of never-say-die musician John Otway is fantastically engaging, the very definition of feelgood film-making. Otway, of course, is the colourful singer-songwriter who has been lurking chaotically on the fringes of the music business since his 1977 hit Really Free; the anarchic, shambolic spirit that endeared him to the original punk audience effectively prevented him from having any kind of follow-up.

Director

Steve Barker

Cast

John Otway, Aylesbury Youth Orchestra, Wild Willy Barrett, Bob Harris, Mark Thomas

Year

2013

Duration

1h 37m

Country

UK

Language

English

Studio

Screenbound

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