Crazy (2006 film)

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Crazy
Directed by	Rick Bieber
Produced by	Rick Bieber Alan Cohen Richard Mann Joel McDonell Ray Scherr Steve Vai
Written by	Rick Bieber Jason Ehlers Brent Boyd
Starring	Waylon Payne Ali Larter Lane Garrison Scott Michael Campbell David Conrad John Fleck Timothy Omundson Brent Briscoe Beau Baxter Raymond O'Connor Eden Rountree Silas Weir Mitchell
Music by	Hank Garland Larry Klein Willie Nelson
Cinematography	Craig Haagensen
Editing by	Tom Rolf
Distributed by	FN Crazy Film LLC (independent)
Release date(s)	December 10, 2007
Country	United States
Language	English
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Crazy is a 2007 independent feature biographical musical/drama motion picture starring Waylon Payne and Ali Larter.

Inspired by the life of Nashville guitarist Hank Garland, the movie was filmed from January 13 to February 12, 2005, in Los Angeles, California.

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Crazy is the story of a legendary guitar player who emerged from Nashville in the 1950s. Blessed with incomparable, natural talent, Hank Garland quickly established his reputation as the finest sessions player in Nashville. Artists such as Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline, The Everly Brothers and Elvis all sought Hank’s brilliant play for their recordings. Moving effortlessly from country, to rock-a-billy, to jazz, Hank was also quickly recognized by the likes of Dave Brubeck, Gary Burton, Joe Morello and Joe Benjamin.

The Nashville scene was a unique place in the 50’s – dominated by a small group of executives and musicians who controlled the studios, labels and unions. Hank, in his arrogance and pursuit of musical excellence, often came into conflict with the business, social and racial culture he found both restrictive and frequently frustrating. But it was his relationship with his wife, Evelyn, which may have ultimately led to his demise.

Beautiful and sharp-witted, Evelyn was unlike any woman Hank had ever encountered when meeting her during a club date in Chicago. She both excited and fascinated him, and turned a whirlwind romance into an almost instant marriage. But Evelyn was not all she appeared to be, and when confronted with the reality of Hank’s obsessive dedication to his music, began to demonstrate a desperate need to make him love only her.

Some people say that a near-fatal car accident, which Hank suffered, was a result of tragic response to dreams unfulfilled. Others will say that the subsequent electro-shock therapy which ended Hank’s playing career at the age of thirty-one was also a result of Evelyn’s despair. But forty-three years after Hank disappeared from the music scene, his guitar lives on in a countless number of hit records, and one, amazing solo jazz effort.