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American Massive

2002 · 56 min

A scruffy, affectionate tour diary that drops you into the noise and camaraderie of a travelling rave caravan.

Directed by
Peter Rieveschl, Thomas Trail
Genres
Music, Documentary
Starring
Frankie Bones, Keoki, Carl Cox
Tagline
Sex, Drugs, Rave & Roll - Portrait of a New Generation
Overview
Shot on the Moonshine Overamerica 2000 tour, American Massive shows the rave scene from the participants' perspective: the DJs, the promoters, the artists, and the kids. 24 Cities, 13,000 miles in 32 days with some of the America's biggest names in electronic music, including AK1200, Christopher Lawrence, Carl Cox, Cirrus, D:Fuse, Dara, Micro, Frankie Bones and Keoki. American Massive is a documentary about the rave culture. Included are interviews with the people who attend the parties and the behind-the-scenes workers, as well as interviews and music from electronic music artists AK1200, Carl Cox, Christopher Lawrence, Dara, Frankie Bones, Keoki, and more. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Directed by
Peter Rieveschl, Thomas Trail
Genres
Music, Documentary
Starring
Frankie Bones, Keoki, Carl Cox
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  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • friendship
  • identity
  • isolation
  • celebrity
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
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  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
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Darkness4
Complexity3
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Genres
music, documentary
Directed by
Peter Rieveschl, Thomas Trail
Written by
Thomas Trail
Starring
Frankie Bones, Keoki, Carl Cox, Ferry Corsten
Runtime
56 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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