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Grateful Dawg - Overview

Genre:   Documentary  
Opened: Oct 05, 2000     Run Time: 1hr 20min  
Cast: Jerry Garcia   David Grisman  Joe Craven   Jim Kerwin        
Director: Gillian Grisman   
Producer: Gillian Grisman   Gillian Grisman    
Executive Producer: Craig Miller   David Grisman    
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PG-13
Synopsis
Grateful Dawg: A chronicle that commemorates the Jerry Garcia/David Grisman partnership beginning with their 1964 meeting at a folk venue in Pennsylvania called Sunset Park. They were "beards of a feather," kindred spirits with a passion for music. During the course of a friendship that spanned four decades, two of America's musical powerhouses-Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia and mandolinist David Grisman-shared 44 recording sessions that produced an accla... Read More
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Box Office Data
# Weeks 22
# Total Gross $0.4M
Additional Content for Grateful Dawg
Grateful Dawg
Production Company: Acoustic Disc
Domestic Theatrical Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Domestic Video Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Theatrical Distributor: CTS
Domestic Theatrical Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Domestic Video Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Production Company: 11th Hour Productions
Production Company: Entertainment, Inc.
Production Company: 11th Hour Productions
Production Company: Entertainment, Inc.
Reviews (10)
Village Voice
By  Geoffrey Gray
Critic Rating: 2 star rating 2
Feb 24, 2011
A sleepy ride through long, woolly concert takes, as well as onerous (often repetitive) interviews with the band.
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Houston Chronicle
By  Bruce Westbrook
Critic Rating: 8 star rating 8
Feb 24, 2011
An affectionate, familial documentary giving credit to an unsung music hero.
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