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Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002) -- Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.
Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002) -- Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.
Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002) -- Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   1,738 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Walter Dallas (Narration)
Ntozake Shange (Narration)
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Release Date:
30 January 2003 (Australia) more
Tagline:
The best kept secret in the history of pop music. more
Plot:
Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 5 nominations more
User Reviews:
Just beautiful.... more (64 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Richard 'Pistol' Allen ... Himself
Jack Ashford ... Himself
Bob Babbitt ... Himself
Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin ... Himself (archive footage)
Eddie 'Bongo' Brown ... Himself (archive footage)

Bootsy Collins ... Himself
Johnny Griffith ... Himself
Ben Harper ... Himself
Joe Hunter ... Himself
James Jamerson ... Himself (archive footage)
Uriel Jones ... Himself
Montell Jordan ... Himself

Chaka Khan ... Herself
Gerald Levert ... Himself
Joe Messina ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Story of the Funk Brothers (USA) (promotional title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for language and thematic elements.
Runtime:
116 min | Canada:108 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Montell Jordan, Chaka Khan: [singing] Baby, there ain't no mountain high enough / Ain't no valley low enough / Ain't no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you. more
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Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more
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Dancing In The Street more

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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Just beautiful...., 11 January 2005
9/10
Author: marsupial3300 from United States

At 35, I'm too young too have been around when all this great music first appeared. But I truly feel the Motown music in my soul, always have. I still get goosebumps, to this day, when I hear certain Motown songs.

Therefore, I spent half this film sobbing, for the beauty & genius of the music, the happiness I felt that that Funk Brothers were finally getting their due, and lamenting, as always, that they simply do not make music like this any more, and never will again.

Beautifully filmed, fascinating....if it doesn't move you, or get you moving, you must be comatose.

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