Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: MVDV4927
- Format: DVD
- UPC: 760137492795
- Street Date: 12/08/09
- PreBook Date: 11/03/09
- Label: MVD Visual »
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Run Time: 150 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: 5.1 SURROUND
- Year of Production: 2008
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: WORLD
Cast & Crew
- Director: Chris Bagley and Kim Shively
- Producers: Chris Bagley
- Producers: Kim Shively
- Producers: Henry Ansbacher
- Producers: Davis Coombe
Product Assets
Wesley Willis - Wesley Willis's Joy Rides
A portrait of the self proclaimed rock 'n' roll star and "Chicago City Artist."
- List Price: $16.95
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Despite impossible odds, Chicago native, Wesley Willis became an underground rock icon, revered artist and hero to many before his untimely death in 2003. Through his force of personality and his artistic talents, Wesley's music and art attracted people from all walks of life. This film follows the prolific artist on his journey from obscurity to fame.
Bonus Materials
- Over 50 minutes of bonus footage
- Art Gallery
- Photo Gallery
Press Quotes
...a touching and reverent homage to this troubled head-butter extraordinaire.
—Mark Fagan, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
The film will inevitably be compared to In the Realms of the Unreal (2004) and The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006) for its profile of an outsider artist and its clever animations of Willis's colorful cityscapes, but Willis was simply too one of a kind for Joy Rides to be anything but.
—Max Goldberg, SF BAY GUARDIAN
...a loving portrait of an outsider artist who transcended the underground music scene.
—Ricardo Baca, DENVER POST
