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50 years after its release, Don McLean shares the secrets behind his iconic song American Pie, one of the great musical...
50 years after its release, Don McLean shares the secrets behind his iconic song American Pie, one of the great musical touchstones of the 20th century.
"The story of America - our past and our future. More than just a song or a man, this film is about a cultural moment in America's history that has followed us from the 1970s. Featuring a new generation of artists, inspired by the same values & ideas that inspired Don McLean in writing American Pie -- one of the great musical touchstones of pop music and culture." (Offiial synopsis)
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70 %10 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
70 %30 reviewsAudience score rating
"Despite the documentary’s scattered approach, it’s not exactly a chore to take interest in the backstory of such an iconic moment in American cultural history."
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Paste
Paste"Director Mark Moormann skillfully weaves McLean’s biography into a larger narrative about the often-intertwining paths of the social and political changes taking place in America..."
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times"If nothing else, The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie shows that the de-evolution of mainstream pop did a lot more for him than he did for us."
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Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalThe Day The Music Died - The Story of Don McLean's American Pie | Details
- Runtime
- 94
- Genre
- Documentary, Music
- Country of origin
- USA
