Completed - ENGLISH - Documentary - 87 minutes
The story of the iconic renegade cult music and art collective known as The Residents who have achieved levels of fame most groups can only dream of, yet no one knows who they are.
Year of production : 2015 Director(s) : Don HARDY Writer(s) : Don HARDY Cast : The RESIDENTS, Penn JILLETTE, Matt GROENING, Jerry CASALE, Les CLAYPOOL Producer(s) : Don HARDY, Barton BISHOFF, Josh KEPPEL
THEORY OF OBSCURITY tells the story of the iconic renegade cult band The Residents. From the group’s formation in Shreveport to their success in the burgeoning San Francisco avant-garde music scene of the 60s and 70s, The Residents redefined what a rock band could be. With the advent of music videos in the 1980s, these masked musicians gained global fame as MTV darlings and serious art world figures.
Country(ies) : USA
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