Fyre

"The greatest party that never happened."

2019 1h 38m EN

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★6.9TMDB · 1,041

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Synopsis

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He promised supermodels and yachts, but delivered tents and cheese sandwiches. How one man engineered a music festival disaster.

“The greatest party that never happened.”

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Cast

Billy McFarland
Self - Fyre Co-Founder (archive footage)
Ja Rule
Self - Fyre Co-Founder (archive footage)
Jason Bell
Self - Former NFL Player (archive footage)
Gabrielle Bluestone
Self - Journalist, Vice News
Shiyuan Deng
Self - Product Designer
Michael Ciccarelli
Self - Software Engineer
Mdavid Low
Self - Fyre Creative Director
Samuel Krost
Self - Fyre Media

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chris Smith
Writers: Chris Smith
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chris Smith, shot by Cory Fraiman-Lott. 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 Jason Hill. 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 Jon Karmen 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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Billy McFarland and Ja Rule and Jason Bell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The greatest party that never happened.".

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IMDB entry: tt9412098 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Chris Smith directs. Cory Fraiman-Lott behind the camera. Jason Hill scores. Jon Karmen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Chris Smith, shot by Cory Fraiman-Lott. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jason Hill. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jon Karmen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Billy McFarland and Ja Rule and Jason Bell carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The greatest party that never happened.".
7IMDB entry: tt9412098 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "fraud", "based on true story", "music festival", "lawsuit".

The technical file

Cinematography: Cory Fraiman-Lott
Original score: Jason Hill
Editing: Jon Karmen
Sound: Tom Paul
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Fyre (2019)

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Peter McGinn2020-09-17
★ 7/10
Between downloads and streaming services, I have way too many shows and movies lined up to watch. This documentary on the Fyre Festival has been waiting for me for a long time. So today I figured the reason I haven’t watched it might point to the possibility I could start watching it, not like it, and get it off my waiting list. But, as you might guess, I ended up watching the entire film. It won’t get any hyperbole from me for being the best of this or totally awesome at that, but it is entertaining and informative, if only as yet another warning that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is too good to be true. It describes how wealthy or moderately well off customers were duped and ripped off by an affable and persuasive entrepreneur named Billy McIntire who built a huge house of cards music festival through deceit and fraud and gullibility. It is almost difficult to feel sorry for some of those well-off victims. They will live to spend again. The ones I feel bad about are the regular people, especially on the island where it was to be held, who performed work for the Festival and were never paid, a common trick used by wealthy, lying, immoral “lawyered-up” businessmen. What is almost as bad as the crime itself is the subsequent total lack of remorse as a Billy lived the high life and moved on to his next scam. Perhaps Billy’s conviction will at least prevent him from running for office. Anyway, this film won’t change your life, but it is instructive in small ways and entertaining.

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