The Wrecking Crew!
2008 · Movie · PG · 101 min · ★ 7.3 · 81% critics
This documentary celebrates a group of behind-the-scenes session musicians whose playing helped shape many famous recordings, television themes, and film sounds. Through interviews, memories, and archival material, it highlights their skill, humor, work ethic, and long-overlooked influence on popular music.
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Details
- Original title
- The Wrecking Crew
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-03-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (83 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy warm music-history documentaries like Neil Young: Heart of Gold or This Is It; Not for you if you need a tightly focused story.
Pros: joyful music history; charming firsthand stories; rich nostalgia | Cons: uneven structure; niche appeal; limited broader context
Themes
- rock 'n' roll
- musician
- pop music
Cast & crew
- LA
Lou Adler
as Self - Producer
Herb Alpert
as Self - Recording Artist Producer
Hal Blaine
as Self - Drums
Glen Campbell
as Self - Guitar
Al Casey
as Self - Guitar
Cher
as Self - Backup Singer, The Ronettes
Dick Clark
as Self
Micky Dolenz
as Self - The Monkees
Snuff Garrett
as Self - Producer
- BH
Bones Howe
as Self - Producer
Directed by Denny Tedesco