Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott (2012)
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Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott is a documentary exploration of the life and work of American maverick composer, bandleader, inventor, and electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott (1908-1994), presented from a unique perspective--the filmmaker is his only son.… More Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott is a documentary exploration of the life and work of American maverick composer, bandleader, inventor, and electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott (1908-1994), presented from a unique perspective--the filmmaker is his only son. Going beyond biographical documentary, it is also a personal quest to unravel the timeless fabric of love, connection and rejection that are a part of every parent child relationship, with the additional element of a famous father obsessed with his work, and further complicated by divorce and related scandal. -- (C) Official Site
- Directed By
- Stanley Warnow
- Genres
- Documentary, Animation, Musical & Performing Arts
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 13, 2012 Limited
Critic Reviews
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
The best evidence of this troubled man's genius is provided by ample samples of his music, much of which will be familiar to fans of Warner Bros. cartoons from the '30s and '40s.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
Like "My Architect," Nathaniel Kahn's film about his father, Louis I. Kahn, this documentary is a son's attempt to forge a posthumous bond with an elusive parent.
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Simon Abrams, Village Voice
Deconstructing Dad might be a messy biography, but it is a fascinating primer on Scott's work.
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Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
Honest, illuminating and compassionate. An extraordinary documentary.
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Eric Monder, Film Journal International
Yet another documentary about a supposedly unheralded show-business maverick just barely holds viewer interest.
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Cast
- Raymond Scott and His Quintet
- Wayne Barker
- Gert-Jan Blom
- Don Byron
- Irwin Chusid
- Jeremy Cohen
- Herb Deutsch
- Greg Ford
- Will Friedwald
- Skip Heller
- Carolyn Makover
- Mark Mothersbaugh
- Mitzi Scott
- DJ Spooky
- Pearl Warnow-Winters
- Alexander Warnow
- Stan Warnow
- Hal Willner
- Jeff Winner
- John Williams
- Edward R. Murrow
