Angela Shelton, Dan Crane, David S. Jung

"Air Guitar Nation" chronicles the birth of the U.S. Air Guitar Championships as legions of aspiring rock stars live out their dreams on a quest to become the world champion in a strange world where m...( read more  read more... )usical ability plays second fiddle to virtual virtuosity. As the film un-reels, two aspiring rock legends strum and strut their way towards glory and the coveted national title. C. Diddy (David Jung), a samurai warrior clad in a "Hello Kitty" breast plate and red kimono, emerges as an early favorite. But his arch nemesis from the Lower East Side, Björn Türoque (Dan Crane), is not far behind. While C. Diddy threatens to unleash his self-professed "Asian Fury" on his competitors, Björn vows to take Diddy down. As the film reaches its climax, the future of Air hangs in the balance; will Björn's technical prowess, stage presence, and be enough to take him to the top, or will C. Diddy conquer all to become America's first supreme being of Air Guitar?

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R, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Alexandra Lipsitz

Release Date: March 9, 2006

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DVD Release Date: August 28, 2007

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  • August 30, 2008
    This is a really fun movie to watch. It starts with a ridiculous premise, but eventually wins you over with its exhuberance and, I hate to say it, skill. Some of the guys who compete are really quite accomplished in thier strange field and are pretty impressive to watch. This mov...( read more)ie is like watching multiple love letters to rock music, if not guitar aptitude. It's too bad that Dan Crane kind of comes off as a bit desperate and pathetic. He's not too bad, but his tenacity makes him kind of a tragic character.
  • March 20, 2008
    My initial reaction to this whole air guitar documentary was raised eyebrows and surprise. Then on watching it, I was quite taken with the silliness of it all. The 'guitarists' are endearing and funny. And, the amount of faith they have in air guitar is ridiculous, but still admi...( read more)rable. The soundtrack is outstanding (as you might expect), but it's hard to love some of the enormous egos on screen. I defy any of the guys to watch this and not see a glimpse of themselves at age 13. Unique, funny and worth a watch.
  • October 29, 2007
    Terrific and funny. Had me giggling the entire time.
  • June 1, 2009
    On a scale between 4.0 and 6.0, I give it a 5.8! What an interesting film! This "mockumentary" film ranks up there with "Murderball" and "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters", really defining this genre of movies at the top of the ranks. This is top-notch entertainment, you c...( read more)an't script better characters. If you haven't seen "C-Diddy" perform, then you're just missing out.
  • May 24, 2008
    Entertaining and fun documentary on the air guitar championships of 2003.
  • November 18, 2009
    Fucking brilliant! To err is human, to air guitar is divine.
  • October 25, 2009
    Born toroque should have given up when he first lost.
  • July 6, 2009
    LOL I LUV AIR GUITARING!!!!
  • May 11, 2009
    Quite entertaining and worth watching.
  • February 24, 2009
    just want to cry, fuckers

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March 24, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Alexandra Lipsitz believes that air-guitar competitions are worth a whole feature-length movie. She's wrong, of course. But the fun lasts longer than you might think. full review

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