DVD Issue Notes:
This is the definitive biography of one of the '60s most influential groups, The Mamas and The Papas, and its founder, John Phillips. Straight Shooter documents the group's beginning in the Greenwich Village folk scene through their inception in the Virgin Islands and travels to California, the inspiration for one of their biggest hits.
In exclusive interviews, founding members John Phillips, Michelle Phillips and Denny Doherty tell the story of The Mamas and The Papas, supplemented by home movies, personal photographs and interviews.
Features performance footage of their greatest hits including: California Dreamin', Monday, Monday, Dedicated to the One I Love and Twelve Thirty (Young Girls are Coming to the Canyon).
This is an in-depth look at the legendary group's incredible story, and is a necessary addition to all sixties DVD collections.
Narrated by Johnny "K" Koval
Special Thanks to
Bob Tucker
Phoenix Productions
Amanda Urban
Doug Morris
The Record Plant
Produced by Hallway Group Productions, Inc., Toronto/Nashville
BONUS: THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS CHRONICLES Featuring never-before-seen footage and extended archival interviews with John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty, Scott McKenzie, John Stewart (Kingston Trio) and others who were there through the good and bad times. They recount the stories of the group, their break-up, the death of Mama Cass Elliott, John's addiction, recovery and much more.
Access chapter selections by pressing the MENU key on your DVD player's remote control
Chapters:
1. Opening
2. John Phillips' Early Years
3. First Marriage
4. The Folk Music Scene in New York
5. The Journeymen
6. The Virgin Islands
7. California Dreamin'
8. Monday, Monday
9. The American Sound
10. Recording the Second Album
11. Success and Wealth
12. Michelle is Replaced
13. The Monterey Pop Festival
14. The End of the Group
15. The Death of Cass Elliot
16. Professional Failure and Drug Abuse
17. Drug Rehabilitation
18. Back In The Studio
19. Credits
NTSC
Color
Running Time: 130 Minutes
(C) 1988 A Hallway Group Productions Inc. presentation
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ISBN: 0-7697-8664-2
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