The film chronicles the life of Lawrence Fischer, known as Wild Man Fischer, an outsider artist who went in and out of several mental institutions when he was a child. It is composed of archive footage, interviews with people who were once associated with him, and interviews with Fischer himself. During the 1960s he was a street singer in L.A., which resulted in a cameo appearance in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In in 1968. The same year Frank Zappa gave him the opportunity to record his first album, An Evening with Wild Man Fischer. Fischer's eccentric personality provided some truly unique music, but his mental problems rapidly ended his career. Fischer had paranoia and schizophrenia and thus became impossible to work with, despite the best efforts of other artists (Barnes & Barnes, Rosemary Clooney, Zappa) to help him. Despite his cult reputation Fischer remained a poor street musician until around 2004, where he was eventually institutionalized and medicated. While his medications controlled his schizophrenia, they also suppressed his creativity.
The film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.[1] MVD Entertainmanet Group released it on DVD in the US on March 22, 2011.[2]
Receptionedit
Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 71% of seven surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 6/10.[3]Metacritic rated it 57/100 based on seven reviews.[4] Joe Leydon of Variety called it "as discomfortingly fascinating as listening to a couple's heated argument at a table near yours in a restaurant".[5]Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote, "Not everyone who watches this sad, disturbing film with its flashy, animated embellishments will agree that what Mr. Fischer does is art, whether outsider or any other kind."[6] Eli Kooris of The Austin Chronicle called it a "fascinating documentary" that rightly never answers the question of whether Fischer is a genius or lunatic.[7] Drew Tillman of The Village Voice wrote, "This bungled documentary on outsider music legend Larry 'Wild Man' Fischer mistakes exploitation for empathy".[8]Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian rated it 3/5 stars and wrote that it "works as a B-side to Terry Zwigoff's classic biography of R Crumb".[9]
Referencesedit
^(PDF). SXSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
^Gibron, Bill (2011-04-06). "Derailroaded: Inside The Mind Of Larry Wild Man Fischer". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
^Leydon, Joe (2005-04-13). "Review: 'Derailroaded'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
^Holden, Stephen (2005-11-03). "A 60's Singer-Ranter Who Fell Short of Fame". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
^Kooris, Eli (2005-03-18). "SXSW Film Reviews". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
^Tillman, Drew (2005-10-25). "'Derailroaded'". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
^Bradshaw, Peter (2006-02-23). "Derailroaded". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
External linksedit
Derailroaded: Inside the Mind of Wild Man Fischer at IMDb
Official website
January 01, 1970
derailroaded, inside, mind, wild, fischer, derailroaded, inside, mind, wild, fischer, 2005, documentary, film, directed, josh, rubin, jeremy, lubin, ubin, twinz, about, outsider, artist, wild, fischer, derailroaded, inside, mind, wild, fischerdirected, byjosh,. Derailroaded Inside The Mind Of Wild Man Fischer is a 2005 documentary film directed by Josh Rubin and Jeremy Lubin aka The Ubin Twinz about outsider artist Wild Man Fischer Derailroaded Inside The Mind Of Wild Man FischerDirected byJosh RubinProduced byJeremy LubinCinematographyBryan NewmanEdited byJosh Rubin Jeremy Lubin Howard LederMusic byWild Man FischerProductioncompanyUbin TwinzRelease dateMarch 19 2005 2005 03 19 SXSW Running time86 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 The film 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksThe film editThe film chronicles the life of Lawrence Fischer known as Wild Man Fischer an outsider artist who went in and out of several mental institutions when he was a child It is composed of archive footage interviews with people who were once associated with him and interviews with Fischer himself During the 1960s he was a street singer in L A which resulted in a cameo appearance in Rowan amp Martin s Laugh In in 1968 The same year Frank Zappa gave him the opportunity to record his first album An Evening with Wild Man Fischer Fischer s eccentric personality provided some truly unique music but his mental problems rapidly ended his career Fischer had paranoia and schizophrenia and thus became impossible to work with despite the best efforts of other artists Barnes amp Barnes Rosemary Clooney Zappa to help him Despite his cult reputation Fischer remained a poor street musician until around 2004 where he was eventually institutionalized and medicated While his medications controlled his schizophrenia they also suppressed his creativity Cast editWild Man Fischer Weird Al Yankovic Solomon Burke Gail Zappa Frank Zappa archive footage Barnes amp Barnes Dennis P Eichorn Miguel Ferrer Dr Demento Mark MothersbaughRelease editThe film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin Texas 1 MVD Entertainmanet Group released it on DVD in the US on March 22 2011 2 Reception editRotten Tomatoes a review aggregator reports that 71 of seven surveyed critics gave the film a positive review the average rating is 6 10 3 Metacritic rated it 57 100 based on seven reviews 4 Joe Leydon of Variety called it as discomfortingly fascinating as listening to a couple s heated argument at a table near yours in a restaurant 5 Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote Not everyone who watches this sad disturbing film with its flashy animated embellishments will agree that what Mr Fischer does is art whether outsider or any other kind 6 Eli Kooris of The Austin Chronicle called it a fascinating documentary that rightly never answers the question of whether Fischer is a genius or lunatic 7 Drew Tillman of The Village Voice wrote This bungled documentary on outsider music legend Larry Wild Man Fischer mistakes exploitation for empathy 8 Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian rated it 3 5 stars and wrote that it works as a B side to Terry Zwigoff s classic biography of R Crumb 9 References edit SXSW 2005 Line up PDF SXSW Archived from the original PDF on 2015 03 15 Retrieved 2015 04 28 Gibron Bill 2011 04 06 Derailroaded Inside The Mind Of Larry Wild Man Fischer DVD Talk Retrieved 2015 04 28 Derailroaded 2005 Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved 2015 04 28 Derailroaded Metacritic Retrieved 2015 04 28 Leydon Joe 2005 04 13 Review Derailroaded Variety Retrieved 2015 04 28 Holden Stephen 2005 11 03 A 60 s Singer Ranter Who Fell Short of Fame The New York Times Retrieved 2015 04 28 Kooris Eli 2005 03 18 SXSW Film Reviews The Austin Chronicle Retrieved 2015 04 28 Tillman Drew 2005 10 25 Derailroaded The Village Voice Retrieved 2015 04 28 Bradshaw Peter 2006 02 23 Derailroaded The Guardian Retrieved 2015 04 28 External links editDerailroaded Inside the Mind of Wild Man Fischer at IMDb nbsp Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Derailroaded Inside the Mind of Wild Man Fischer amp oldid 1196141873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
