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The Wrecking Crew
A celebration of the musical work of 'The Wrecking Crew', a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys and Bing Crosby.
8 March 1945, Los Angeles, California, USA
27 June 1942, Los Angeles, California, USA
5 July 1938, Dallas, Texas, USA
December 4, 1944 in Hawthorne, California, USA
29 September 1930, Long Beach, California, USA
7 June 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA
8 December 1925, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
11 February 1919, Budapest, Hungary
24 March 1935, Everett, Washington, USA
3 September 1942, Lima, Ohio, USA
1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA
21 July 1931, Donaldsonville, Georgia, USA
31 March 1935, Los Angeles, California, USA
13 July 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 January 1945, Dallas, Texas, USA
10 May 1937, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
13 December 1933, Chicago, Illinois, USA
26 October 1936, Long Beach, California, USA
15 December 1928, Brooklyn, New York, USA
May 24, 2016
Worth the wait, it delivers a lot of laughter and generous helpings of dearly licensed grooviness.
January 01, 2016
Danny Tedesco's joyous documentary The Wrecking Crew is a personal, heartfelt tribute to those unsung heroes.
March 24, 2015
It can be uncomfortable to pull back the curtain on some of the most beloved rock songs of all time. Yet, it's worth it in order to meet The Wrecking Crew.
December 07, 2015
Patchy but endearing, The Wrecking Crew is both a sonorous scrapbook and a loquacious love letter.
June 06, 2016
Putting a star rating on this kind of movie is a little pointless: If you grew up on fizzy baby-boom pop music, you're going to want to see it.
December 18, 2015
Did you love all those mid-60s American rock and roll bands? Turns out the Byrds, the Association, even the Beach Boys weren't playing their own instruments.
April 16, 2015
A must-see for liner-note readers.
February 15, 2016
... it's satisfying to learn the stories behind the songs that defined a decade and the musicians who never got their due credit for providing the soundtrack of a generation.
March 13, 2015
Mostly, it's hagiography, with stars like Cher and Brian Wilson used as character witnesses to the players' greatness.
April 02, 2015
Good-natured look at the virtuoso workhorses of classic rock and pop.
June 22, 2015
It all feels more like an ambitious home video than a 'proper' film.
March 26, 2015
"The Wrecking Crew" succeeds as important cultural history. But it's also deeply personal for Tedesco ...