Another State of Mind (film)
| Another State of Mind | |
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| Directed by | Adam Small, Peter Stuart |
| Produced by | Adam Small, Peter Stuart |
| Starring |
Mike Ness Dennis Danell Brent Liles Derek O'Brien Monk Adam Stern Sean Stern Keith Morris Ian MacKaye |
| Music by |
Social Distortion Youth Brigade Minor Threat |
| Distributed by | Time Bomb |
Release dates |
VHS: June 7, 1984 DVD: March 24, 2004 |
Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Another State of Mind is a documentary film made in the summer of 1982 chronicling the adventure of two punk bands, Social Distortion and Youth Brigade, as they embark on their first international tour.[1] Along the way they meet up with another progressive punk band, Minor Threat, whom they hang out with at the Dischord house for about a week near the end of their ill-fated tour.
Plot
The bands head north up through San Francisco, Oregon, and Seattle. The film includes live footage of Social Distortion doing a then written but not yet recorded, usually placated by the beer which they somehow always found the money for, lets out a little frustration one night at a small impromptu show, breaking out in a frenzied, seizure-looking rendition of the worm during his performance.
A final bus break-down in D.C. causes the group to split up. Brinson, Liles and Danell abandon the group to stay with friends of Brinson's, where they voice their exhaustion with the tour and the rest of the group. Out of desperation, the others go to the local Kmart to shop for tarps with the members of Minor Threat.
Mike Ness ends up being stranded when the rest of Social Distortion heads back to OC where they feel they have a better chance of making money rather than staying on the difficult tour. Ness has really no choice but to grab a flight back to LA himself and try to regroup..
Cast
- Mike Ness as the Lead vocals, Lead guitar
- Dennis Danell as the Rhythm guitar
- Brent Liles (credited as Brent Lyle) as the Bass guitar
- Derek O'Brien as the Drummer
- Mark Wilson (Monk Rock) as a Band Manager
Creators
Filmmakers Peter Stuart and Adam Small came upon a large scale project which immediately captured their imagination: the Better Youth Organization of Los Angeles was planning a North American tour. Eleven assorted punks would be traveling across the country in a broken down school bus. It was a chance to explore and document the punk community more extensively than ever before.
On August 17, 1982, armed with one production assistant, Stuart and Small set off in their rental truck on this journey through the underground. For six weeks and ten thousand miles, they recorded the adventures of the two touring bands – Youth Brigade and Social Distortion. More than just concert footage, this film documents the rich collection of characters in and around the tour, and the hardships and dangers of life on the road. The film was made on the cheap side and the scenes that feature instructions for "moshing" were filmed as filler so that the film would be at a viable length for release and distribution.
The poster was designed by Josh Freeman, now president and creative director of FreeAssociates, the design/advertising agency in Los Angeles.
DVD special features
Commentaries by Mike Ness, the directors and Youth Brigade.
References
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