Fearless Freaks (2004)

100% of critics liked it
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Bradley Beesley's documentary The Fearless Freaks attempts to reveal some truths about the band The Flaming Lips. The Lips have built a loyal cult following, and the film -- compiled from footage taken over 15 years -- attempts to satisfy that cult, as well as interest those unfamiliar with the… More Bradley Beesley's documentary The Fearless Freaks attempts to reveal some truths about the band The Flaming Lips. The Lips have built a loyal cult following, and the film -- compiled from footage taken over 15 years -- attempts to satisfy that cult, as well as interest those unfamiliar with the band, by including a combination of performance footage and candid moments. The director was allowed full access to Wayne Coyne and the other members of the band. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By: Bradley Beesley
Genres: Documentary, Television, Musical & Performing Arts

In Theaters: May 17, 2005 Wide
On DVD: May 17, 2005
Studio: Shout! Factory

Critic Reviews

Joe Leydon, Variety
Will please devotees without attracting many, if any, new converts.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Wildly entertaining.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
So darn watchable that it could turn someone who never heard of the Flaming Lips into a devoted fan.
Dana Stevens, New York Times
Bradley Beesley's intimate documentary traces the two-decade career of the Flaming Lips, a seminal art-rock band from Oklahoma City.
Dennis Lim, Village Voice
As artfully scrappy and likably wide-eyed as its subjects.
Joan Anderman, Boston Globe
Cobbles together an appropriately whacked-out portrait of the band's surreal and haphazard career trajectory.
Ken Fox, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Having been involved in helping the band craft its decidedly bizarre visual imagery for so much of its history, Beesley's film is perfectly in sync with the Lips' unique vision.
Jeff Vice, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
What really fuels the movie, however -- aside from the constant, buoyant presence of the band's leader, Wayne Coyne -- is its warts-and-all approach.
David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com
Beesley could have made just a fan movie... but here we get much more.
Bill White, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ripe with offbeat Americana, Beesley's rockumentary is also a portrait of growing up in a white-trash Okie ghetto.