Electric Apricot: Quest For Festeroo
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Electric Apricot: Quest For Festeroo is a mockumentary
film by Primus
lead-man Les Claypool
, featuring himself as well as others using pseudonym
s. The band Electric Apricot played occasional shows in 2004 and 2005, unannounced, in the California area for footage. The Electric Apricot also made an appearance at the SXSW music festival in Austin, TX in 2007. The movie has been screened at film festivals internationally, including the Bonnaroo Music Festival
and The Raindance Festival in London.
The movie tells the story of a UCLA filmmaker making a music documentary. Claypool himself plays the role of drummer-singer Lapland "Lapdog" Miclovik of rising jam-band Electric Apricot, heading to the holy grail of festivals, Festeroo.
Besides the leads, notable names in the cast include Bob Weir
, Mike Gordon
, Warren Haynes
, Seth Green
, Matt Stone
, Wavy Gravy
, Dian Bachar
, Arj Barker
, Gabby La La
, Sirena Irwin
and Sam Maccarone
.
The soundtrack
album was released on March 18, 2008, while the DVD was released May 13, 2008.
The band all go by pseudonyms and at live shows they do not answer to their real names.
The rest of the cast is
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
film by Primus
Primus (band)
Primus is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, currently composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde and drummer Jay Lane. Primus originally formed in 1984 with Claypool and guitarist Todd Huth, later joined by Lane, though the latter two departed...
lead-man Les Claypool
Les Claypool
Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends and slapping.Claypool has also self produced and engineered his...
, featuring himself as well as others using pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
s. The band Electric Apricot played occasional shows in 2004 and 2005, unannounced, in the California area for footage. The Electric Apricot also made an appearance at the SXSW music festival in Austin, TX in 2007. The movie has been screened at film festivals internationally, including the Bonnaroo Music Festival
Bonnaroo Music Festival
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is an annual four day music festival created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, held at Great Stage Park on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee. It hosted its tenth annual event June 9–12, 2011...
and The Raindance Festival in London.
The movie tells the story of a UCLA filmmaker making a music documentary. Claypool himself plays the role of drummer-singer Lapland "Lapdog" Miclovik of rising jam-band Electric Apricot, heading to the holy grail of festivals, Festeroo.
Besides the leads, notable names in the cast include Bob Weir
Bob Weir
Bob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead...
, Mike Gordon
Mike Gordon
Mike Gordon is a bass guitar player and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish. Gordon is also an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano, guitar, harmonica and percussion...
, Warren Haynes
Warren Haynes
Warren Haynes is an American rock and blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. Haynes is best known for his work as long time guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band and as founding member of the jam band Gov't Mule. Early in his career he was a guitarist for David Allan Coe and The Dickey...
, Seth Green
Seth Green
Seth Benjamin Green is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and television producer. He is well known for his role as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as Dr. Evil's son Scott in the Austin Powers series of comedy films, Mitch Miller in That '70s Show, and the voice of Chris...
, Matt Stone
Matt Stone
Matthew Richard "Matt" Stone is an American screenwriter, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of South Park along with creative partner and best friend, Trey Parker....
, Wavy Gravy
Wavy Gravy
Wavy Gravy is an American entertainer and activist for peace, best known for his hippie appearance, personality and beliefs. His moniker...
, Dian Bachar
Dian Bachar
Dian Bachar is an American actor. He is most notable for his roles in various films by or starring his friends Trey Parker and Matt Stone, such as Cannibal! The Musical , Orgazmo and his most famous role as Kenny "Squeak" Scolari in 1998's BASEketball, as well as making the occasional appearance...
, Arj Barker
Arj Barker
Arjan Singh , known by the stage name Arj Barker, is an American stand-up comedian and actor from San Anselmo, California. He has toured in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. He was born to an engineer father and artist mother, and is half-Indian, half-European...
, Gabby La La
Gabby La La
Gabby La La, is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist , signed to Prawn Song Records. Her music is self described as "fun, unique, crazy kooky". La La's eccentric debut album, Be Careful What You Wish For..., is a collaboration with Les Claypool that though "peculiar.....
, Sirena Irwin
Sirena Irwin
Sirena Irwin is an actress whose credits include Mrs. SquarePants on the animated television comedy, SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voiced Mama Krabs in the episodes "Enemy In-Law" and "Friend or Foe" among many others and also voiced Sqilvia in "Love that Squid"...
and Sam Maccarone
Sam Maccarone
Sam Maccarone is an actor, film director, and writer. He wrote, directed and stars in National Lampoon's TV: The Movie. In the film, he plays Jeffrey Sutton, Dick Weston Fernandez and Chad .- Personal life :...
.
The soundtrack
Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo (soundtrack)
Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo is the title of the soundtrack album to the National Lampoon mockumentary of the same name, written by Les Claypool. The album features five exclusive songs written and recorded by the movie's eponymous band, Electric Apricot, alongside tracks contributed by...
album was released on March 18, 2008, while the DVD was released May 13, 2008.
Line up
- Steve Hampton Trouzdale, aka-Aiwass - Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
/Vocals (Adam Gates) - Steven Allan Gordon aka-Gordo - Lead GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
/Vocals (Bryan Kehoe) - Lapland Miclovich aka-Lapdog - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
/Vocals (Les Claypool) - Herschel Tambor Brillstien - Keyboards/Vocals/Others (Jonathan Korty)
The band all go by pseudonyms and at live shows they do not answer to their real names.
Crew
- Director - Les Claypool
- Executive Producer - Matthew J. Powers
- Producer - Jason McHugh
- Associate Producer - Anthony Mindel
- Director of Photography - Matthew J. Powers
- Editor - Agent Ogden
The rest of the cast is
- “Smilin” Don Kleinfeld - Jason McHugh
- Drew Shackleford - Kyle McCulloch
- Skip Holmes - Dian Bachar
- Dr. Brian “Bucky” Lefkowitz - Brian Kite
- Oswald George - Oz Fritz
- The Cube - Arj Barker
- Duck - Band Tech - Derek Walls
- Jake - Band Tech - Jason Thompson
- TaperTaper (concert)A Taper is a person who records musical events often from standing microphones in the audience for the benefit of the musical group's fanbase. Such taping was popularized in the late 1960s and early 1970s by fans of the Grateful Dead. Audio recording was allowed at shows and fans would share their...
Guys - Seth GreenSeth GreenSeth Benjamin Green is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and television producer. He is well known for his role as Daniel "Oz" Osbourne in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as Dr. Evil's son Scott in the Austin Powers series of comedy films, Mitch Miller in That '70s Show, and the voice of Chris...
, Matt StoneMatt StoneMatthew Richard "Matt" Stone is an American screenwriter, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of South Park along with creative partner and best friend, Trey Parker.... - Photographer - Sirena Irwin
- Mai Pang - Gabby LaLa
- Bartender - Sam Maccarone
- Davis Mindelhof - Matthew J. Powers
- Police Officer - Fred Heim
- Coffee Shop Family - Chaney, Cage, Lena
- Hydroponics Salesman - Slawek Michalak
- Festeroo MC - Betty Biodiesel
- Narrator - Lawrence Brooke