Film data from TMDb. Mobile site. (See The Kansas/ Oklahoma 60's Rock Discography by Tom W. Tourville on which the David Gates discography herein was initially based.) For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. Cover Me Babe (1970) R 10/01/1970 (US) Drama 1h 29m User Score. Storyline. Hopefully, Bread fans and collectors will find this site informative and useful, and it is certainly (and refreshingly to some) not oriented to their chart hits. As a session drummer, Mike Botts brightened up a number of album projects, many of which are listed on his discography. Being a long-time Bread fan – ever since hearing "Make It With You" blasting out of my brand-new 1970 Gremlin's AM radio – I continue to be most impressed by the amazing variety and depth of Bread's material above and beyond the "baker's dozen" Billboard chart hits that made it onto the airwaves. The Joan Baez sessions were a lot of fun for Mike as he recounted later. A brief history of this amazingly talented group as told by the members themselves begins here. Trump was a Memphis-based label and a subsidiary of Capitol Records. **SPOILERS** "Cover Me Babe" is one of those anti-establishment type 1970's films where it's main character takes himself, and his future in film, so lightly that it's a wonder that anyone, in the audience or in the movie, take him seriously at all. R a real underseen new hollywood gem that features a smoldering robert forster as a film student in los angeles. Manages to arrange a "scene" featuring his gay friend and a woman whom he demands he undress, to humiliate him. Overview. Student filmmaker lets nothing stand in the way of his getting a studio contract. COVER ME BABE was released in 1970, and followed a student filmmaker's quest to make the ultimate film of his liking, despite the opposition he encounters from his university professor and fellow colleagues. A great example of Griffin and Royer's songwriting collaboration is the 1970 Academy Award-winning "For All We Know" – which was written along with Fred Karlin and made into a no. Plot Summary. COSMO AND ROBETTA is theatre of the mind. Director Noel Black, who had made his debut with the psychosexual drama Pretty Poison in '68, apparently had major issues with the script written by George Wells, resulting in Black making compromises with studio 20th Century Fox regarding the material and its handling. The Ames and Vallee releases are shown on the right (top row). Pre-Mike Botts drummers Ron Edgar and Jim Gordon were listed among the supporting artists as was Tim Hallinan. One can dig deep into the vinyl to find solo releases and items done with other bands – including some genuine Buddy Holly-era rockabilly by David Gates with Russell Bridges (aka Leon Russell) on keyboards and Carl Radle on bass. TMDb The box office performance of this film was so poor that it is unlikely to be seen again, except, possibly on the Fox Movie Channel. It moves along quickly and it's insane direction and themes make for a fascinating hate-watch. I. It's either incredibly naive or cynical, I'm still not sure which, and depending on either changes the entire movie. Top … Perhaps we can do more outreach as suggested in the fine print of my rambling essay below. As for songwriting, one may find a relatively inexpensive copy of the CD "David Gates, the Early Years," a real collector's item which features a tiny fraction of the songs which he wrote for recording artists of the 1960s. Now that the entire Bread LP catalog has been made available on CDs (it took awhile! The members of Bread – individually and collectively – have built around themselves a veritable musical kaleidoscope spanning most of rock's history. The story concerns an arrogant, immensely callous student filmmaker (Robert Forster) with a reputation for visually striking avante garde work, and how he coldly mistreats everyone around him as he develops his own theories and approach to cinéma vérité. A list of films about filmmaking.   |  Forster’s casting that makes the film play like a companion to the previous year’s MEDIUM COOL, and he’s effective as the alienated, unsympathetic lead. Play Trailer; Life. 13 photos. Drama. I saw "Cover Me Babe" in its brief first run in New York City. A significant omission on that list is the 1977 LP "Blowin' Away" by Joan Baez which contains "Time Rag" – a disco rap song in which Mike played drums with Dean Parks on guitar and Larry Knechtel on organ. I couldn't stay interested long enough to see if he actually got it. You can sample and/or download it at CD Baby where you will also find the hard copy and the story behind this production. PAGES TWO & THREE include the continuation of the six-part "essay" started on this page plus links to various relevant websites and a list of acknowledgements. This single came out in 1970 on the Trump label (no. More details at Basically, if you’re looking to feel crummy about the seventies, “youth culture” (groan), cinephilia, Robert Forster, or just about everything and everybody else, your search ends here. also, FLOYD MUTRUX! I actually think it's just this film is incredibly naive. Robert Forster (8) Susanne Benton (7) The latter isn't entirely the case with this, but since it's hard to tell what the point is, the execution is treated as an afterthought, which is an odd choice considering that the relationship between actor and director isn't taken lightly. Cover Me Babe (1970) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. (Spaces added to discourage spambots; please remove before using address.). A few additional notes: Here is where Bread comes together: An interesting Dot single by THE CURTAIN CALLS came out in 1968 which showed James Griffin as Producer and David Gates as Arranger. I can't say that I've spent much time entertaining such a thought because it isn't always apparent when actors and directors clash during a production. I'm not sure if I'll pick up on that with…. One may occasionally hear or read about "The Plastic Sibling" and the now-released "Cosmo and Robetta" which were Royer and Griffin-related multi-media (and ahead-of-their-time) productions that gave rise to Bread songs eventually released as "Family Doctor" and "Fly Away," respectively. Indeed, those Bread hits were certainly worthy of scoring high on the record charts (one example of which is here). Directed by Noel Black. Another in a series of what I guess some people call "60s burnout" movies. When decision time came to name the group officially and "Bread" was offered, it was pointed out that a lot of musicians put on a show of disdain when it comes to the thought of deriving bread (as in monetary riches) from their art. She is an actress, known for Catch-22 (1970), A Boy and His Dog (1975) and Jigsaw (1968). A listing of the substantial contribution to the music industry by David Gates, Jimmy Griffin, Robb Royer, Mike Botts and Larry Knechtel – as vocalists, instrumentalists, writers, arrangers, producers and engineers for so many decades – could fill many web pages and perhaps someday will. Why settle for cheap imitation? We decided to go over and pay him a visit.…. And then you get to hear more than just one lead singer, for one thing. TCMApril 7th/2020Hey all- finally got around to watching the dreaded "Cover Me Babe" last night and you might think i'm crazy but I quite enjoyed it (mind you the transfer from film to broadcast looked horrible- can't image the original film print when screened would look this bad but...).I guess there's something about a struggling indie filmmaker who gets to cavort around with an assortment of hot blonde ladies while snarling at the world and telling off high level Beverly Hills movie agents that hit home...(I'll be suing the director for trying to film my life without my authorization believe you me- or is it you believe me...?Enjoyed the 1970 Los Angeles authentic fashion, cars and locales- this is QTs Once Upon A Time in Hollywood era laid out for real! Some really spot on satire on film school culture (and the Jodorowsky reject opening film is very funny), but on the whole a crass confused variation on some themes better explored in McBride or DePalma films of the time. Add Image. Student filmmaker lets nothing stand in the way of his getting a studio contract. Also Larry, Mike and Jimmy in memoriam. i’m in love. Black also noted that his original choice in the lead role was a then unknown Al Pacino. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. The original inspiration came to Robb Royer when he and Jimmy Griffin encountered a Barbara Ann Bread truck while in heavy traffic. As excellent and tasteful have been the David Gates songs that many of us grew up with and love, notions about Bread that are based only on top-40 radio listening are not entirely valid. Suggestions are more than welcome. Cover Me Babe (1970) Photo Gallery. This would have made an interesting Bread single. I interviewed Noel Black, and he told me that "Cover Me Babe" was televised although I did not pursue further information on the broadcast. Here and there are links to photos of interesting record labels and album covers. David Crawt's Four-Part James Griffin in Nashville Story – February, 2004.

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