Lou Reed Rock and Roll Heart (1998)

Film details

Featuring

Paul Auster David Bowie David Byrne
Country

USA
Year

1998
Type

Television

Synopsis

Documentary about the life and work of New York-based musician Lou Reed, from forming seminal experimental rock band The Velvet Underground in 1965, through their collaboration with artist Andy Warhol, his "glam-rock" solo work in the 1970s, to his present-day poetry reading and avant-garde theatre works. Features interviews and footage of music performances.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - interviewee
    
    Paul Auster
  - interviewee
    
    David Bowie
  - interviewee
    
    David Byrne
  - interviewee
    
    John Cale
  - interviewee
    
    Brian Eno
  - interviewee
    
    Philip Glass
  - interviewee
    
    Vaclav Havel
  - interviewee
    
    Thurston Moore
  - interviewee
    
    Sterling Morrison
  - interviewee
    
    Lou Reed
  - interviewee
    
    Patti Smith
  - interviewee
    
    Maureen Tucker
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
  - [Subject of Film]
    
    Lou Reed
  - Production Company
    
    WNET/Thirteen
  - Production Company
    
    WNET/Thirteen
  - Executive Producer (American Masters)
    
    Susan Lacy
  - Senior Producer (American Masters)
    
    Tamar Hacker
  - Director of Cultural & Arts Programming
    
    Jac Venza
  - Producer
    
    Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
  - Co-producer
    
    Karen Bernstein
  - Production Manager
    
    Tamar Hacker
  - Prod Co-ordinator for American Masters
    
    Reina Aktay
  - Prod Co-ordinator for American Masters
    
    Tioka Tokedira
  - Production Assistant
    
    Zoe Sarnat
  - Production Intern
    
    David Guercio
  - Production Intern
    
    Erin Rupp
  - Production Intern
    
    Tony Stone
  - Production Intern
    
    Debbie Straussman
  - Production Intern
    
    Heather Tenzer
  - Production Intern
    
    Testa, Matt
  - Senior Researcher
    
    Karin Greenfield-Sanders
  - Research Co-ordinator (American Masters)
    
    Dina Hossain
  - Research Co-ordinator (American Masters)
    
    Pamela Rosenstein
  - Director of Photography
    
    Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
  - Additional Photography
    
    Bill Berger
  - Additional Photography
    
    Pino Gorin
  - Additional Photography
    
    Gerald Prezeau
  - Additional Photography
    
    Kate Schmitz
  - Additional Photography
    
    Sara Whiteley
  - Camera
    
    John Chimples
  - Camera
    
    Frank DeMarco
  - Camera
    
    Cees Samson
  - Assistant Camera
    
    Louise Oeben
  - Assistant Camera
    
    Mark Ramsey
  - Assistant Camera
    
    Alan Weeks
  - Motion Control Camera
    
    4-Front Design, NY
  - Editor
    
    Jed Parker
  - On-line Editor
    
    Thomas Emmenegger
  - On-line Editor
    
    Frame: Runner, NY
  - Assistant to the Editor
    
    Kate Schmitz
  - Edit Facility
    
    NY Image Maintenance
  - Make-up
    
    Alexis Kelley
  - Make-up
    
    Ashana Morgan
  - Make-up
    
    Bahram Basizadeh
  - Make-up
    
    Lia van de Donk
  - Titles
    
    a. piccolo graphics
  - Title Design (American Masters)
    
    B.T. Whitehill
  - All Songs Written by
    
    Lou Reed
  - American Masters Series Theme Music
    
    Thomas Wagner
  - Music Services
    
    John Adams
  - Sound Recordist
    
    Joseph Keppler
  - Sound Recordist
    
    Gerald Prezeau
  - Sound Recordist
    
    Rudolph Prezeau
  - Sound Recordist
    
    Zoe Sarnat
  - Sound Recordist
    
    Carla van der Meijs
  - Re-Recording Engineer
    
    Grant Maxwell
  - Re-Recording Engineer
    
    Sync Sound (NY)
  - Post-production Audio Consultant
    
    Bob Ludwig
  - Post-production Audio Consultant
    
    Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME
  - Sound Editor
    
    Tony Slocum
  - Sound Editor
    
    Sync Sound (NY)
  - Camera Equipment
    
    Canon USA
  - Camera Equipment
    
    NY Liman Video Rental
  - Legal
    
    Joan Heckerling
  - Special Thanks to
    
    Laurie Anderson
  - Special Thanks to
    
    Ronnie Cutrone
  - Special Thanks to
    
    Beth Groubert
  - Special Thanks to
    
    Sal Mercuri
  - Special Thanks to
    
    David Middleton
  - Special Thanks to
    
    Roger Moenks
  - Special Thanks to
    
    Billy Name
  - Special Thanks to
    
    Annie Ohayon
  - Special Thanks to
    
    Mick Rock
  - Special Thanks to
    
    Stephen Shore
  - Publicity (American Masters)
    
    Ross Moonie
  - Publicity (American Masters)
    
    Stacey Robbins