An up-close cinematic walkabout through the life of Gary Young, the original (and highly unlikely) drummer of indie rock royalty Pavement. His booze and drugs-fueled antics (on-stage handstands, gifting vegetables to fans) and haphazard production methods (accidentally helping launch the lo-fi aesthetic) were both a driving force of the band's early rise and the cause of his eventual crash landing. Leaving a wake of joy and/or destruction at every turn, Gary teeters the thin line between free-form self-expression and chaotic self-destruction. Thirty years on with scoliosis, blood clots, and a shriveled liver, Gary is still drumming with no regrets.
Directed by Jed I. Rosenberg
Produced by Jeffrey Lewis Clark, Brian Thalken, Kelly Thomas
Executive Produced by Scott Kannberg
Cinematography by David Nicholson
Featuring: Gary Young, Stephen Malkmus, Scott Kannberg, Bob Nastanovich, Mark Ibold, Chris Lombardi
Music by Pavement, Hospital, Gary Young, CRILL, The Authorities, Fall of Christianity, DUSTdevils, Superchunk, Railroad Jerk, Teenage Fanclub