Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back

2000 1h 27m EN

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7.9

BANGER

★7.9TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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"Meat Loaf" Aday is an overgrown Texas youngster, the son of a gentle woman dying of cancer and an alcoholic, abusive father. Tormented by his father and schoolmates over his size, he strikes out on his own after his mother's death, in an impossible task to prove himself to the world and to himself. A chance audition for a musical leads him to join forces with composer Jim Steinman, and together the two make music history with the operatic rock album "Bat Out of Hell." But the demons that drive Meat Loaf aren't assuaged by success, and eventually he must come to terms with them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

W. Earl Brown
Meat Loaf
Dedee Pfeiffer
Leslie
Zachary Throne
Jim Steinman
Tim Kelleher
David Sonenberg
Tom Wood
Kevin Frears
Lisa Jane Persky
Wilma Aday
Kim Robillard
Wes Aday
Brooke Averi
Little Pearl

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jim McBride
Writers: Ron McGee
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jim McBride, shot by Denis Lenoir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hummie Mann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Milton Moses Ginsberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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W. Earl Brown and Dedee Pfeiffer and Zachary Throne carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0242956 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jim McBride directs. Denis Lenoir behind the camera. Hummie Mann scores. Milton Moses Ginsberg cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Jim McBride, shot by Denis Lenoir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Hummie Mann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Milton Moses Ginsberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6W. Earl Brown and Dedee Pfeiffer and Zachary Throne carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0242956 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.