PREVIEW: The Day The Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s “American Pie” (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

(as themselves) Don McLean, Garth Brooks, Brian Wilson, Peter Gallagher, Jade Bird, Jencarolos Canela, Maffio, Home Free, Tyson Fury

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Mark Moormann (For Once in My Life), director, cinematographer; Dave Harding (film debut) and Spencer Proffer (Diana Ross: Her Life, Love & Legacy), producers; Larry Brown (As Seen Through These Eyes) and Phil Kay (film debut), composers; Brian Bayerl (The Paladins), cinematographer; Nick J. Webb (Treasures of Chinese Porcelain), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

More than fifty years since Don McLean’s song “American Pie” became a timeless cultural phenomenon, the secrets behind its conception and generational appeal are revealed…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The famous song by Don McLean is given its own legacy documentary, with the singer himself along with other artists revealing fascinating new details about its timeless appeal.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

TUESDAY 19TH JULY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON PARAMOUNT+

 

Did you like this preview? Want to be updated on all the new releases every week?

Sign up to our e-mail service today, and get our latest reviews and previews sent straight to your inbox!

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Mother Mary (dir. David Lowery)

A pop star has an otherworldly reunion with her former costume designer…

Apex (dir. Baltasar Kormákur)

An adrenaline junkie crosses paths with a mysterious serial killer…

Michael (dir. Antoine Fuqua)

The early life and career of the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson…

Rose of Nevada (dir. Mark Jenkin)

A pair of fishermen find themselves on a time-travelling boat…

Exit 8 (dir. Genki Kawamura)

A lost subway passenger must navigate a mysterious and terrifying maze to escape…

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (dir. Lee Cronin)

A family is terrorised by their young daughter who’s possessed by an Egyptian demon…

Roommates (dir. Chandler Levack)

A college freshman gets into a heated rivalry with her roommate…

Balls Up (dir. Peter Farrelly)

A pair of marketing executives find themselves running for their lives in Brazil…

Glenrothan (dir. Brian Cox)

Two brothers reunite at their family’s whiskey distillery in Scotland…

You, Me & Tuscany (dir. Kat Coiro)

A young woman journeys to Tuscany for a spontaneous romantic rendezvous…

Optimized by Optimole