Yeah, I saw that one at an art house cinema when it came out, I have never been to a boxing match, but I think I got a taste of what a good one must be like to get into at a live event.
I don't know what it was called , but I saw a doc years ago on the wrestler Mick Foley, who is a v interesting character, it was a great doc, I'll have to track that one down, ask my friend about it.
Yeah, I have not seen it in yrs, I lost my vhs that had it on it, which is doubly annoying as it also had my only cut of a wee 'doc' i made myself, with assembled gurellia footage me and my friends took in school, sneaking the camera into lessons etc.
A truly phenomenal doc, amazing that it was made, of that production in particular of course.
I watched this one a lot, I love Herzog's voice, and how he tells the story of Kinski, 'you could have shifted the bathroom through a tennis-racket.' lol
When i played in a terrible techno band at the time this was released, i used to try and liven things up by copying Kinski on his 'Jesus tour', using a part of his speech and building it up before a song started. 'In dees juice...!'
Basically, if you want a good laugh, stick this doc on, I read Kinski's 'autobiography' yrs ago too, also v funny.
Probably my all time fav doc is the BBC 'Arena' doc on Philip K Dick, my friend and I used to watch that all the time and quote it back to each other, just fantastic interviews with people telling stories about PKD very well. The writer Thomas M Disch is v funny talking about seperating the man from the myth he built up, 'If he ate dog food...it's because he enjoyed it...and I can see him now...'poor phil k dick...look at this great writer reduced to eating dog food'...and then, and only then would he eat the dog food.' lol, ah, you need to hear his voice telling that one.
Some good stories told by his wives as well. It's on youtube, i will link it up later on.
The BBC Arena doc on the Rolling Stones from 89 was v good as well, '25times 5', with extensive interviews with all the Stones, good stuff from Keith of course.
The BBC also made a good one on Captain Beefheart, telling the story on how during rehersals for 'Trout Mask Replica', they lived in the middle of nowhere in a shack, and he basically held them captive there, lol, only allowing one person at a time to leave to make the journey for food and supplies. That is one helluva crazy album to be shacked up for months rehersing as well, I can't even listen to it once all the way through, lol, too crazy for me.
They also made a pretty good one on the writer Charles Bukowski, called 'The ordinary madness of CB', I only got to see this recently on youtube as i missed it when it was on back in the day.
and whatever you think of him, I think old Whatshisface's docs are v well made, 'Roger and Me' was his best one though I think...jeeziz i am having a brain fart with his name. you know who i mean.
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