We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

Name: We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
Genre: History, Music, Documentary
Released: August 26, 2005
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 66

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We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

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Rocket Fuel Films | Release Date: August 26, 2005

Summary: This feature length documentary chronicles the ground breaking, early 80's punk rock band from their humble beginnings in the harbor town of San Pedro, CA to their tragic and untimely demise when lead signer and guitarist D. Boon was killed in a van accident in December of 1985. (Rocket Fuel Films)

Director: Tim Irwin

Genre(s): History, Music, Documentary

Runtime: 91 min

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J.R. Jones

This smart and rocking video documentary by Tim Irwin follows the trio from its origins in suburban San Pedro, California, in 1979 to the death of singer-guitarist D. Boon in a 1985 car crash, which ended his deep and creatively fruitful friendship with bassist Mike Watt. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

Irwin's film comes as a bracing reminder of what punk was once all about, and will hopefully serve as an inspiration for better bands to come. Read full review

Janet Maslin

The spiky documentary in their honor keeps alive the echoes of their slapdash, Smithsonian-worthy sound. Read full review

Mikael Wood

The charm of Tim Irwin's documentary, which charts via archival footage and talking-head reminiscences the arc of the band bassist Watt shared with guitarist D. Boon and drummer George Hurley in the early '80s, is that emphasis on the personal. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

A suitably unfussy tribute to a band that disdained even the slightest rock-star flash, We Jam Econo tells the story of the Minutemen, whose regrettably brief but brilliant career did much to expand punk's parameters during the early 1980s. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

This is an insider's tour - the uninitiated are, frankly, not likely to be converted. Read full review

Noel Murray

For people who are Minutemen fans and movie buffs, We Jam Econo is kind of a mixed blessing. Watt and Hurley tell the Minutemen story well, but Irwin relies too much on corroborating interviews from punk vets like Flea and Ian MacKaye, who talk about how great the band was without offering much fresh insight. Read full review

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StevenM.

Jul 7, 2006

I've always considered "Double Nickels on the Dime" one of the all-time best albums I've heard. I must admit I hadn't listened to it for a while, but after I watched "We Jam Econo" I listened to the whole thing twice straight through. Pretty good doc.

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ChristopherN.

Jul 17, 2006

If you are at all interested in the history of music or Punk Rock, you need to see this film. Really great footage, and some great insight from Mike Watt. A must for fans.

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