The read
A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 85/100. Scores higher than 88% of the 103 1980s music movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see the young Baker, he of the beautiful face, in California and in Italy, where he appeared in at least one movie and at least one jail cell (for drug possession). And, we see the aged Baker, detached, indifferent, his face a ruin. Includes interviews with his children and ex-wife, women companions, and musicians.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic85/100
53 audience votes
Key crew
- Bruce WeberDirector
Cast
- Chet BakerSelf
- Carol BakerSelf
- Vera BakerSelf
- Paul BakerSelf
- Dean BakerSelf
- Missy BakerSelf
- Dick BockSelf
- William ClaxtonSelf
- FleaSelf
- Hersh HamelSelf
- Chris IsaakSelf
- Lisa MarieSelf
Movies like Let's Get Lost
Themes
jazzdrug addictionjazz singer or musicianinterviewhistorical figurearchive footagemusic historyinstrumental jazztrumpet playerold footageportrait of an artistfamous people