Poster of The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart

The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart

Plot: Elaine Shepherd’s classic BBC documentary, introduced and narrated by John Peel. Completely wonderful, a 50 minute joy: reviews, articles, blog posts, etc
Release Date: Tuesday, August 19 1997
27 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of John PeelJohn Peel
John Peel was
57 in The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
as 'Himself (Narrator)'.
Wed, Aug 30 1939 –
Mon, Oct 25 2004
Portrait of Don Van VlietDon Van Vliet
Don Van Vliet was
56 in The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
as 'Himself'.
Wed, Jan 15 1941 –
Fri, Dec 17 2010
Portrait of Frank ZappaFrank Zappa
Frank Zappa would have been no older than
52 in The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
as 'Himself (archive footage)'.
Sat, Dec 21 1940 –
Sat, Dec 04 1993
Portrait of Matt GroeningMatt Groening
Matt Groening was
43 in The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
as 'Himself'.
Mon, Feb 15 1954
Portrait of Jimmy Carl BlackJimmy Carl Black
Jimmy Carl Black was
59 in The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
as 'Himself'.
Tue, Feb 01 1938 –
Sat, Nov 01 2008
Portrait of Ry CooderRy Cooder
Ry Cooder was
50 in The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
as 'Himself'.
Sat, Mar 15 1947
Portrait of Bruce FowlerBruce Fowler
Bruce Fowler was
>> in The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
as 'Himself'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eric Drew FeldmanEric Drew Feldman
Eric Drew Feldman was
>> in The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
as 'Himself'.
Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Elaine ShepherdElaine Shepherd
Elaine Shepherd was
>> in The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
as 'Author, Director'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Colin MinchinColin Minchin
Colin Minchin was
>> in The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday