148. 'Bobby Darin: Beyond The Song' (1998)

Full Cast And Crew

In the late 90s three 28-year-olds with zero documentary filmmaking experience re-ignited a college dorm room pipe dream about making a documentary about the life and career of singer/songwriter/actor/activist Bobby Darin.

What followed was equal parts kismet and catastrophe and might serve as a useful blueprint and cautionary tale for anyone contemplating stepping into the unknown of a dream and ambition.

With a combination of naive conviction and a blessed unawareness of the stop signs in their path, these two (one dropped out along the way, his story is in the pod) kids ended up making their documentary for PBS, interviewing heavy hitters like Dick Clark and Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun while having some gonzo adventures along the way with colorful characters like Monkees co-creator and New Hollywood film studio BBS principle Steve Blauner.

In this Very Special Episode of the Full Cast and Crew Podcast, we'll unfold this funny and heart-felt tale with plenty of anecdotes and lessons learned by our two filmmakers.

LINKS:

Buy the 'Bobby Darin: Beyond The Song' DVD from Amazon.

Or, watch it on YouTube

Buy Al DiOrio's great book about Bobby Darin, referenced in the podcast, here.

Get Dodd Darin's excellent book about his parents 'Dream Lovers' here.

Support podcast guest and 'Beyond The Song' co-director Henry Astor's UK farm shop Bruern Farms.

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