Fearless Freaks

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Fearless Freaks is a 2005 documentary, directed by Bradley Beesley, chronicling the alternative rock band The Flaming Lips. While the film features cameo appearances by such actors as Adam Goldberg and Christina Ricci, most of the screen time is taken up by interviews with the band members and their families interspersed with clips of the band's recording sessions and live performances. Wayne Coyne's mother and several of his brothers are prominently featured, as are members of Steven Drozd's family, while Michael Ivins' family receives comparatively little screen time.

The film traces the band from their roots as a local psychedelic punk band to an internationally renowned band that draws celebrities to its performances. Many of the interviews were filmed in the band's hometown of Oklahoma City, although Wayne Coyne is the only band member still living there. In addition to the development of the Lips' music and performance, another theme running through the movie is the effect that drugs have had on the band and their families. A notable scene in the film depicts Steven Drozd preparing to inject himself with heroin, and it is stated that paranoia over Drozd's addiction caused guitarist Ronald Jones to leave the band. Drugs have also affected the lives of members of both Drozd's and Coyne's families.

[edit] Cast

Beck - Himself
Jakob Orbesen - Himself
Niels Rasmussen - Poul Power
Bradley Beesley - Narrator
Steve Burns - Himself
Wayne Coyne - Himself
Jonathan Donahue - Himself
Steven Drozd - Himself
Adam Goldberg - Himself
Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers - Himself
Michael Ivins - Himself
Juliette Lewis - Herself
Tyson Meade & Trent Bell of The Chainsaw Kittens
Kelly Peterson - Fan with camera at Coachella
Liz Phair - Herself
Cat Power - Herself
Christina Ricci - Herself
Jack White - Himself
Meg White - Herself

Discography
The Flaming Lips
Wayne Coyne \| Michael Ivins \| Steven Drozd \| Kliph Scurlock
Mark Coyne \| Dave Kostka \| Richard English \| Jonathan Donahue \| Nathan Roberts \| Ronald Jones
Studio albums: Hear It Is \| Oh My Gawd!!! \| Telepathic Surgery \| In a Priest Driven Ambulance \| Hit to Death in the Future Head \| Transmissions from the Satellite Heart \| Clouds Taste Metallic \| Zaireeka \| The Soft Bulletin \| Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots \| At War with the Mystics
Extended plays: The Flaming Lips \| Due to High Expectations... \| Fight Test \| Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell \| It Overtakes Me
Compilations: A Collection of Songs... \| Punk Rockers \| Jesus Egg \| Shambolic Birth \| Late Night Tales \| 20 Years of Weird
Songs: "She Don't Use Jelly" \| "Do You Realize??" \| "Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)" \| "The W.A.N.D." \| "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song"
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