Not Fade Away

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Not Fade Away

R,

2012,

1h 52m,

Drama

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69%

88 Reviews

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42%

2,500+ Ratings

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69%

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88 Reviews

42%

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2,500+ Ratings

In the 1960s New Jersey, Doug (John Magaro) drops out of college to devote his energies to the rock band he founded in high school, much to the chagrin of his father (James Gandolfini). When Gene (Jack Huston), the band's lead singer, has a mishap that temporarily knocks him out as frontman, Doug takes over. The band's new sound is a hit with the crowd, leading to Gene's ever-increasing resentment. Meanwhile, Wells (Will Brill), another bandmate, struggles with the group's reach for fame.

Critics Consensus

Exuberant and bittersweet, Not Fade Away is a coming-of-age story set to a British Invasion beat that occasionally meanders but mostly charms.

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

Jan 7, 2013

The movie is a psalm to those who, far from pursuing the path of the Rolling Stones, stayed trapped under a rock.

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Ricardo Baca

Denver Post

Jan 4, 2013

1.5/4

This film could have been -- should have been, even -- something special. But it's not.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Jan 4, 2013

The period details are spot-on and the soundtrack is great.

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

Sep 18, 2021

F

If anything of consequence happened in Not Fade Away, I must have missed it.

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

Feb 12, 2021

This is a film that makes the mistake of substituting numerous references to cultural-political phenomena ... for the more difficult task of making sense of them.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 18, 2020

1.0/4.0

Never really finds its story.

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Abraham R

Apr 20, 2017

Boring, low light. No plot

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David Chase

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John Magaro

Doug

James Gandolfini

Pat

Bella Heathcote

Grace

Jack Huston

Eugene

Will Brill

Wells

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Synopsis

In the 1960s New Jersey, Doug (John Magaro) drops out of college to devote his energies to the rock band he founded in high school, much to the chagrin of his father (James Gandolfini). When Gene (Jack Huston), the band's lead singer, has a mishap that temporarily knocks him out as frontman, Doug takes over. The band's new sound is a hit with the crowd, leading to Gene's ever-increasing resentment. Meanwhile, Wells (Will Brill), another bandmate, struggles with the group's reach for fame.

Director: David Chase
Producer: Mark Johnson, David Chase
Screenwriter: David Chase
Distributor: Paramount Vantage
Production Co: Gran Via, Chase Films
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Pervasive Language|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $607.3K
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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