The Other F Word
The Other F Word | |
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Oscilloscope Laboratories (USA)Elephant Eye Films (International) Mongrel Media (Canada) | |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $53,200 |
The Other F Word is a 2011 American
It was released in the U.S. by
Premise
Primarily rotating around interviews of
Featured interviews with
- The Adolescents
- Art Alexakis - Everclear
- Rob Chaos - Total Chaos
- Joe Escalante - The Vandals
- Josh Freese - Session Drummer
- Fat Mike - NOFX
- Flea - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Lars Frederiksen - Rancid
- Matt Freeman - Rancid
- TSOL
- Brett Gurewitz - Bad Religion
- Tony Hawk - Pro Skater
- Greg Hetson - Bad Religion, Circle Jerks
- Mark Hoppus - blink-182
- Jim Lindberg - Pennywise
- Mike McDermott - Bouncing Souls
- Tim McIlrath - Rise Against
- Mark Mothersbaugh - Devo
- Duane Peters - U.S. Bombs
- Joe Sib - SideOneDummy Records
- Ron Reyes - Black Flag
- Rick Thorne - BMX Rider
- Kevin Lyman - founder of Warped Tour
Production
The film's first-time director Nevins, initially conceived of the idea for the documentary after reading a book by Jim Lindberg called "Punk Rock Dad",[2] that explored his own feelings of being the raucous punk rocker of his band Pennywise, while at the same time raising kids. Thinking of the punk rock and fatherhood combination as a "fun oxymoron", Nevins originally believed the film would be in the spirit of a comedy, but after realizing how layered and heartfelt the experiences of the men she interviewed really were, the direction of the film changed significantly. The relatively low-cost budget of the film was maintained by the use of its inexpensive camera work and a soundtrack that features most of the artists interviewed throughout the film.
Box office
The Other F Word garnered $53,200 in gross earnings, bringing in $13,286 with its opening weekend premiere in two theaters.
Critical reception
The documentary received generally positive reviews from critics, with Jeanette Catsoulis of The New York Times describing it as "a compelling and often touching peek at punk paternity"[3] and Joe Heim of The Washington Post praising the film's dual nature as "beautifully shot and requisitely gritty."[4] Rotten Tomatoes lists twenty-two fresh reviews of the film giving it a 76% overall rating.[5]
Awards
The 2011 South by Southwest film festival nominated The Other F Word for its "Films Presented" award.
References
- ^ The Other F Word Official Website. "The Dads." Official Website. 16 Feb. 2012
- ^ a b "Punk Rock Grows Up, And Grays, In 'Other F Word'". NPR. Nov 2, 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ^ "A Peek at Punk Paternity as Rockers Raise Families". The New York Times. Nov 1, 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- Washington Post. Dec 2, 2011. Archived from the originalon December 3, 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes". Retrieved 2010-06-25.