Waiting: The Van Duren Story

Release Date: 2018-11-30

Overview: Born out of the ashes of Big Star, arguably the greatest cult band of all time, Memphis local Van Duren joined forces with ex-members Chris Bell & Jody Stephens to form a band and become regulars on the 70s Memphis bar circuit. In little time they got the attention of Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who then started managing Van Duren. Van was tipped to be the next Paul McCartney but instead faded into obscurity. Forty years later, two friends from Australia (a band manager and musician) chance upon the mysterious musician’s lost album. They fall hopelessly in love with the music and set out to discover why Van Duren isn’t a household name.

Rating: 6 / 10

Cast

Van Duren

as Self

Wade Jackson

as Self

Greg Carey

as Self

Andrew Loog Oldham

as Self

Jody Stephens

as Self

Crew

Wade Jackson - Writer
Wade Jackson - Director
Greg Carey - Writer
Jonathan Sequeira - Editor
Greg Carey - Director

Reviews

SWITCH.:

It’s easy to draw comparisons between this film and ‘Searching for Sugar Man’, the foremost example of a documentary that detailed a quest to seek out a lesser-known musician. Maybe it’s the scrappine...