The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie |
| Original title | The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 84 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Polly Draper |
| script | Polly Draper |
| production |
Polly Draper Michael Wolff Tim Draper Ken H. Keller Jonathan Pillot Caron Rudner |
| music |
Nat Wolff Alex Wolff Michael Wolff |
| cut | Craig Cobb |
| occupation | |
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The Naked Brothers Band: The film is an American mockumentary about a children's rock band . The main characters in the film are the brothers Nat and Alex Wolff . The film was made in summer 2004, directed by Polly Draper , who also wrote the script. In 2005 the independent production premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival . The children's channel Nickelodeon took over the concept and in 2007 the film started as a pilot for the series of the same name The Naked Brothers Band .
action
The “Silver Boulders” are famous, popular and enjoy their fame, although the rockers are not even 10 years old. The camera follows singer Nat (9), keyboardist David (9), guitarist Josh (9), cellist Thomas (9) and drummer Alex (6) every step of the way. Her frontman Nat writes all of her hits and is in great demand with the media and girls. In interviews he comments on his difficult role as a band leader . Because although the five boys are best friends, they have very different ideas about music and girls.
Nat has her eye on Josh's sister Rosalina, who is already eleven. Nat, who is otherwise very eloquent, has communication difficulties with her. To please Rosalina, he tries to impress her with an English accent. Since he can't do that properly, the conversations are very brief. His bandmates like to tease him with that. When Nat introduces his latest song "Rosalina" to the others , Josh, Thomas and David think he's crazy. They would rather play Thomas' Boys Rule, Girls Drool . In interviews they explain their aversion to girls and accuse Nat of rejecting all of their song suggestions, even Josh's composition "I'm The God Of Rock'n Roll", based on the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" (Santa Claus is coming tomorrow) , is rejected . As a result of the dispute, there is a big food battle and Mort Needleman, a flimsy band manager, appears. Nat and Alex still hold on to their band manager Cooper Pillot. He's nine and is highly regarded in the industry. Josh, Thomas, and David's parents intervene and accept Needleman's offer. Nat, Alex and Cooper learn from the TV news that the others are separating from them and calling themselves "Gold Boulders" from now on .
The fans are beside themselves and Nat and Alex are also deeply depressed. Nat hardly eats anything and doesn't go out of the house and Alex becomes addicted to lemonade. Father Sonny Wolff offers himself as a new band member with his accordion. The brothers quickly realize that the "Accorddrumpianos" have no future and fire their father. It's all over for Alex and his lemonade addiction is spiraling out of control. Desperate, he withdraws on a limo-withdrawal cruise ("Sodaholics at sea" - Come Chill Out in Alaska) . Nat accompanies him. There he meets his fellow sufferer Tony Shalhoub . Shalhoub gets Alex excited about milk. Healed and strengthened, the brothers leave the ship and, with Cooper, look for new musicians for their band. They go back to their old names and call themselves "The Naked Brothers Band" .
Nat is more than surprised when Rosalina answers the leaflets. She plays six instruments and can replace anyone in the band . The problem is that they can't play everything at once so the band still needs a new guitarist. Audition is a disaster and Nat and Alex remember their old guitarist Cole Hawkins. He agrees and after successful rehearsals the planned summer tour can still start.
To the great horror of everyone, the "Naked Brothers" find out that the "Gold Boulders" will be their opening act at their first concert in Chicago . Rosalina finally learns that Nat wrote the song for her. He will be rewarded for it by her. The Gold Boulders are booed at their performance, while the Naked Brothers Band is successful with "Hardcore Wrestlers (With Inner Feelings)" . Celebrated by the fans, the Naked Brothers Band returns from their tour on July 4th. The Gold Boulders tour, however, went very badly. Josh, David and Thomas come to the “Naked Brothers” tour closing party to reconcile with the others and they all give a big concert on the roof of a house, like the Beatles , Nat's great role models.
reception
For younger children, the plot of the film is difficult to understand because they can do little with the punch lines and allusions. The producers initially saw it that way, which is why they started an experiment with their own children.
“At first we were fascinated by the idea, but we weren't sure that the kids would understand the point of the film. Then some of us took the film home and showed it to our kids and they loved it. "
Alex's lemonade addiction is often criticized.
"I understand that they're poking fun at real rock bands, but really, showing a kid sink into an addiction of any kind just isn't cool (we see Alex curled up asleep amid mountains of aluminum cans). Translation: I understand they make fun of real rock bands, but seriously, showing a kid falling into an addiction of any kind just isn't cool (we see Alex curled up asleep amid a mountain of aluminum cans). "
Story and idea
Nat Wolff always wanted to be a child actor. He prevailed and his mother, Polly Draper, wrote the script for The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie. ( See also under Nat Wolff and The Naked Brothers Band ) . She took the idea from the real band that Nat had founded in preschool with his friends Joshua Kaye, David Levi and Thomas Batuello . His brother Alex later got on as a drummer, because Nat's little brother was better at playing the instrument than Thomas Batuello, who previously played the drums and then switched to the cello. All figures are based on the real characters. Allie DiMeco and Cooper Pillot were selected for their roles. Pillot played with Nat Wolff in the off-Broadway play "Getting Into Heaven"
Nat Wolff has been writing his own songs since he was five years old. Polly Draper really wanted to use Wolff's song "Firefighters" in her film and asked him to rewrite it. He then arrived with "Rosalina" , said Draper in an interview with the entire family at NYT Arts & Leisure Week.
The whole family and friends made use of their contacts, and with a budget of less than one million US dollars, filming began in New York in mid-2004. The interior shots of Nat and Alex were taken in the Wolffs' private apartment. The making-of reports that it was more of a large family project. This becomes clear in the credits. Polly Draper was able to win almost the entire cast of the series The Best Years (Thirtysomething), Tony Shalhoub and Julien Moore. Meanwhile, Michael Wolff successfully solicited support in the music world, e.g. B. at Arsenio Hall, Cyndi Lauper. Jazz fans might like the interpretation of “Crazy Car” by jazz diva Nancy Wilson .
Albie Hecht, director of the Nickelodeon Networks, was among the audience at the Hamptons International Film Festival. He recognized the potential of this idea, and Nickelodeon adopted the concept with slight changes on January 27, 2007 in the USA and on October 20, 2008 in Germany on Nick.
Awards
- Hamptons International Film Festival
- 2005: Winner of the Audience Award in the category Best Family Film
credentials
- ↑ Felicia R. Lee, A TV Family Bound By Blood and a Band , New York Times, January 25, 2007, last viewed June 25, 2009
- ↑ Jane Louise Boursaw, The Naked Brothers Band Movie ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , kaboose.com, last viewed June 25, 2009
- ↑ NYT Arts & Leisure Week - Naked Brothers Band , TV interview, Jan. 26, 2008, last viewed May 13, 2009
Web links
- The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie in the Internet Movie Database (English)