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Twenty Feet from Stardom Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Nov. 30, 2013

Twenty Feet from Stardom

Release Date: Friday, June 14, 2013 Limited

Morgan Neville, Cait Rogers, Gil Friesen

The untold story of backup singers in popular music. It is a celebration of the voices from the edge, which brought shape and style to the soundtracks of our lives.

PG-13 Documentary 1 hr, 30 m

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The untold story of backup singers in popular music. It is a celebration of the voices from the edge, which brought shape and style to the soundtracks of our lives.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
Morgan Neville follows half a dozen diverse and gifted back up singers from throughout music history, each of whom has a story to tell of life in the shadows of superstardom (Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Joe Cocker, Bette Midler to name just a few). These talented artists represent a range of styles that come from all eras of popular music, but each singer belongs to the first family of American voice. Now is their turn for the spotlight.
Cited as official plot version from weinsteinco.com
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Crew Behind the Film

The Twenty Feet from Stardom behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Morgan Neville last directed Piece by Piece and STEVE! (martin).

Screenwriters
Producers
Gil Friesen
Cait Rogers
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Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some strong language and sexual material
Runtime
1 hr, 30 m
Tagline
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Language
English

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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Official Selection:
    Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 17-27, 2013
    True / False Film Fest, Feb. 28- Mar. 3, 2013
    Miami International Film Festival, March 1 -10, 2013
    SXSW Film Festival, March 8-17, 2013
  • Celebrated its world premiere with an overwhelming standing ovation at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

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Completed

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

Twenty Feet from Stardom was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, June 14, 2013. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including Man of Steel, The Stroller Strategy and The Guillotines. As a limited release, Twenty Feet from Stardom was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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  • Set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for some strong language and sexual material

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