The Wrecking Crew

Name: The Wrecking Crew
Genre: Music, Documentary
Released: March 13, 2015
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 67

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: March 13, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: What the Funk Brothers did for Motown…The Wrecking Crew did, only bigger, for the West Coast Sound. Six years in a row in the 1960s and early 1970s, the Grammy for Record of the Year went to Wrecking Crew recordings. And now, The Wrecking Crew tells the story in pictures and that oh, so glorious sound. The favorite songs of a generation areWhat the Funk Brothers did for Motown…The Wrecking Crew did, only bigger, for the West Coast Sound. Six years in a row in the 1960s and early 1970s, the Grammy for Record of the Year went to Wrecking Crew recordings. And now, The Wrecking Crew tells the story in pictures and that oh, so glorious sound. The favorite songs of a generation are all here, presented by the people who made them for you. [Magnolia Pictures]… Expand

Director: Denny Tedesco

Genre(s): Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 101 min

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Empire Ian Freer

Jun 23, 2015

An entertaining and compelling story about music’s unsung heroes. Read full review

Mark Feeney

Mar 12, 2015

There’s a similar shared joy among the participants, a similar sense of discovery for the viewer, and, of course, a killer soundtrack. Read full review

Brad Wheeler

Feb 19, 2015

The enlightening and necessary film, narrated by an adoring Denny, is very much in the vein of 2002’s "Standing in the Shadows of Motown," a documentary that celebrated the Funk Brothers, the criminally unheralded house band at Berry Gordy Jr.’s hit-making studio in Detroit. But where "Standing in the Shadows" of Motown used re-enactments and new live performances, The Wrecking Crew is composed mostly of archival footage and newish interviews. Read full review

Jeff Baker

Jul 14, 2015

The music they made is timeless, and Denny Tedesco deserves credit for giving them the credit they deserve and for working through the music rights issues that delayed a theatrical release for seven years. Read full review

Noel Murray

Mar 12, 2015

The Wrecking Crew is a provocative look back at an art form in transition, reflecting on the moment when it started to matter whether Mickey Dolenz was actually playing drums on The Monkees’ albums, and the moment when, according to Dolenz, people started to “take the rock ’n’ roll very seriously.” Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Mar 13, 2015

The number of important, enduring 1960s and early ‘70s songs that a group of studio musicians known as The Wrecking Crew brought to life is staggering. Read full review

Oleg Ivanov

Mar 10, 2015

Overall, the documentary comes off as a solipsistic, uncritical look at an incredible moment in the history of American music. Read full review

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Tyranian

Jan 3, 2020

Very entertaining documentary about the real musicians behind some of the 50s and 60s best songs.

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Mike_K

Mar 26, 2015

Some good music history, lots of great clips of hits from the 60's and 70's and short interviews with Brian Wilson, Glen Campbell, Nancy Sinatra and many others. Gives some long overdue credit to a dozen or so great session musicians who played on hundreds of songs from that period. ButSome good music history, lots of great clips of hits from the 60's and 70's and short interviews with Brian Wilson, Glen Campbell, Nancy Sinatra and many others. Gives some long overdue credit to a dozen or so great session musicians who played on hundreds of songs from that period. But the storytelling tends to be repetitive and doesn't go very deep. The movie doesn't really pull you in. If this music was important to you then this can be worth seeing, but if not then you may not need to see this.… Expand

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Brent_Marchant

Apr 26, 2015

A noble, heartfelt attempt at telling the back story behind the unsung heroes of 60s rock and pop music -- the studio musicians who made the music brilliant but received no credit for their efforts. And, while large portions of the film respectfully pay tribute to these little-known artists,A noble, heartfelt attempt at telling the back story behind the unsung heroes of 60s rock and pop music -- the studio musicians who made the music brilliant but received no credit for their efforts. And, while large portions of the film respectfully pay tribute to these little-known artists, there are also many interview segments that are a little too "inside" to be fully appreciated by an audience that probably doesn't know much about the subject to begin with. Regrettably, it feels like the filmmakers were a little too close to their material to step back and fully appreciate how viewers might react to it.… Expand

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