Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. A documentary about the angriest old man of music, drummer ginger baker, who is. Following various periods of druginduced selfdestruction and. Jack bruce on what he thought of the film beware of mr baker. Baker presents a cleareyed, thoroughly gripping look at one of rocks greatest and most personally problematic musicians. But the worlds greatest and most volatile drummer didnt really hit his stride until 1972, when he journeyed to nigeria and discovered the sounds of fela kutis afrobeat. Baker presents a cleareyed, thoroughly gripping look at one of rocks. The blow broke the documentarists nose, and were shown it at the beginning and end of beware of mr baker. But when we are always being told that books and movies have to have sympathetic lead characters well. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beware of mr. Video 6min 47sec, the guardian s michael hann talks to the legendarily irascible and equally brilliant drummer about his music, his life, and.
Baker 2012 ginger baker is wellknown for his smashing work in cream and blind faith, but the worlds greatest and most volatile drummer didnt really hit his stride until 1972, when he journeyed to nigeria and discovered the sounds of fela kutis afrobeat. The film won several awards and was nominated for the grierson award at the 2012 london film festival. Free of the hagiographic overtones that dog many documentary profiles, beware of mr. Eric clapton, johnny rotten, carlos santana, charlie watts.
Eric clapton, johnny rotten, charlie watts, and lars ulrich, bakers 4 wives. Baker, a film detailing the life and music of drummer ginger baker, is a documentary as entertaining and impressive as one of mr. It is the perfect way to begin a film about such a volatile and borderline crazy figure who was blessed with a prodigious talent but finds it hard to function without the protective shield of his drum kit. Nov 30, 2012 i offer this rant of a prelude to let you know that i dont let these movies into my life lightly, and beware of mr. Baker is a 2012 american documentary film by jay bulger about the jazz and rock drummer ginger baker.
Bulger put in the animated sections, it is masterful, well done and adds a good flow to the movie. With every smash of the drum is a man smashing through life, and smashing the filmmakers nose on the last day of filming. Directed by jay bulger and starring ginger baker, eric clapton, jack bruce and steve winwood. As soon as i heard this movie was being made some 2 years ago, i anticipated its release, however i never did expect such a well done piece of film on ginger baker.
With ginger baker, femi kuti, eric clapton, stewart copeland. Filmmaker jay bulger interviews ginger baker, legendary drummer of cream and blind faith. Baker gets into the world and mind of living musical legend ginger baker, in an honest, often humorous, and sometimes weird look at the life and career of the rock and jazz drummer documentary page. Baker begins, with a frenzied solo by legendary cream drummer ginger baker on the soundtrack, and video footage of him arguing with bulger, then rapping him in the face with a cane. This documentary about ginger baker, drummer for cream and blind faith, includes interviews with eric clapton, steve winwood, carlos santana and more. Baker is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. The consensus reads, free of the hagiographic overtones that dog many documentary profiles, beware of mr.
Born in south east london the same week the nazis began bombing, ginger bakers first memory was running after a train that carried his father off to death in. Born in south east london the same week the nazis began bombing, ginger baker s first memory was running after a train that carried his father off to death in. Bulger first met baker several years ago, while crashing at bakers south african compound to write an. Nov 28, 2012 watch the movie trailer for beware of mr. Baker 2012 filmmaker jay bulger interviews ginger baker, legendary and often volatile drummer of the rock groups cream and blind faith. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Born in south east london the same week the nazis began bombing, ginger bakers first memory was running after a train that carried his father off to death in wwii. Being a huge fan, i had to see this movie, and i am glad i did. Ginger baker throwback thursday from the mi vault duration. Baker, the documentary about the legendary drummer, ginger baker, begins with the man giving the director a bloody nose within the opening minute. Baker presents a cleareyed, thoroughly gripping look at one of. This is especially surprising coming from firsttime filmmaker, rolling stone writer and exboxer jay bulger.
Ginger baker looks back on his musical career with cream and blind faith. The music clips are great, some interesting rare footage with air force, bakergurvitz army,kuti, however what is unique is how mr. New certified fresh movies on netflix and amazon prime. It seems the final curtain call until bulger wraps up his interviews and. Baker has never been, to understate the matter, an easy person to get along with, a point that beware of mr. A documentary about the angriest old man of music, drummer ginger baker, who is filmed whacking the interviewer with his cane, can only. I offer this rant of a prelude to let you know that i dont let these movies into my life lightly, and beware of mr. It profiles the many ups and downs of former cream and blind faith drummer, ginger baker. At home with rock n roll monster ginger baker, creams legendary. Youll love the idea that someone like this deserves a movie, but with the whole of heavy metal in his debt, the. Baker gets closest to the drummers heart in two sequences one on the live battles baker staged in the seventies with jazz idols blakey and elvin jones.
The music clips are great, some interesting rare footage with air force, baker gurvitz army,kuti, however what is unique is how mr. From his music to his life, at the expense of family and fortune, ginger would never be left behind on. Baker returns to as it follows him through four marriages, at least a half. A deceptively unconventional rock n roll tale of drink, drugs, drums and ponies, bulgers beware of mr. One day maybe a fiction movie will be made, until them we have beware of mr. Baker 2012 starring ginger baker and john lydon on dvd and bluray.