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The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir
Bob Weir and the rest of the Grateful Dead, ca. 1967
The Other One film poster
Directed byMike Fleiss
Written bySam Kropf
Produced by
  • Marc Weingarten
  • Martin Hilton
  • Justin Kreutzmann
  • Sam Kropf
Starring
Edited byRich Fox
Production
company
Next Entertainment
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • May 22, 2015 (2015-05-22)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir is a documentary film about Bob Weir, who rose to fame as a guitarist and singer in the rock band the Grateful Dead. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2014.[1] It was distributed through Netflix starting on May 22, 2015.[2][3] The film runs for an hour and twenty-five minutes.[4]

The film was directed by Mike Fleiss.[4] The film features newly conducted interviews with living band members and friends including Bob Weir and his wife Natascha, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, and John Perry Barlow, along with other musicians such as Mike Gordon, Perry Farrell, Lee Ranaldo, Jorma Kaukonen, and Sammy Hagar.[1]

Speaking of the film, Mike stated: "We certainly unearthed a lot of buried treasure from the Grateful Dead archive while making this film," said filmmaker, Mike Fleiss. "With Netflix, we have found the perfect global partner to tell the fascinating life story of Bob Weir set against the backdrop of America's greatest rock band.".[3] Fleiss also stated that: “I wanted to give Bob his moment to shine,” Fleiss says. “I wanted to shine a light on his contributions to culture and rock and roll.”[1]

The film won an Audience Award at the 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival for Best Documentary Feature.[2][5][3]

Talking about the film, Lisa Nishimura, Netflix VP of Original Documentary and Comedy, said: "Mike Fleiss was given unprecedented access to create an intimate and compelling film about one of the most prolific, respected and beloved musicians of our time" and also stated that "We are proud to bring Bob's story to his fans around the world on the eve of the Dead's final shows at Soldier Field in Chicago."[3]

Critical reception

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Reviews for the film were generally positive. Rosy the Reviewer stated that "if you are a Deadhead, you will definitely want to see this film, but if you like documentaries and can't remember the 60s, you will also enjoy this."[6][7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Browne, David (April 23, 2014). "8 Things We Learned from the Tribeca Film Festival's Bob Weir Doc". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Spangler, Todd (April 9, 2015). "Netflix Acquires Documentary About Grateful Dead's Bob Weir". Variety. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir to Debut Exclusively on Netflix". PR Newswire. April 9, 2015. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir (2014)". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir (2014): Awards". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  6. ^ Brewer, Rosy. "Rosy the Reviewer". Archived from the original on 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  7. ^ "The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir: Tribeca Review". Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  8. ^ "Tribeca Arts Documentaries 2014". Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  9. ^ Hafer, Martin (May 22, 2015). "The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir (Review)". Influx Magazine. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
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