Play

"Celebrating the rewards and challenges of dedicating one's life to playing and mastering a musical instrument"

2018 0h 31m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 6

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Synopsis

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“PLAY” by Dave Grohl celebrates the rewards and challenges of dedicating one’s life to playing and mastering a musical instrument. Part one opens with narrated behind the scenes footage featuring discussion of the love of playing music and the lifelong relationship with an instrument, and detailing the process and challenges of recording and filming this unique performance. “PLAY" film then segues to the titular 23-minute, one-man-band instrumental recording on which Grohl plays all seven instruments on the track, all live.

“Celebrating the rewards and challenges of dedicating one's life to playing and mastering a musical instrument”

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Cast

Dave Grohl
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dave Grohl
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 31-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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WILD

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Marketing tagline: "Celebrating the rewards and challenges of dedicating one's life to playing and mastering a musical instrument".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8791804 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dave Grohl directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 31-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Marketing tagline: "Celebrating the rewards and challenges of dedicating one's life to playing and mastering a musical instrument".
5IMDB entry: tt8791804 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.