Electric Apricot (2006)

Director:

Les Claypool

Writer:

Les Claypool (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Electric Apricot is a spoof of jam bands centered around the band, Electric Apricot, in the style of "This Is Spinal Tap"...

Plot Keywords:

Band | Mockumentary | Friendship | Drummer | Recording Studio

Cast

Dian Bachar	...	Stacey "Skip" Holmes
Arj Barker	...	The Cube
Lawrence Brooke	...	Narrator (voice)
Les Claypool	...	Lapland 'Lapdog' Miclovich
Oz Fritz	...	Oz George
Adam Gates	...	Steve "Aiwass" Trouzdale
Mike Gordon	...	Himself
Seth Green	...	Jonah "the taper"
Warren Haynes	...	Himself
Fred Heim	...	Officer McFlounce
Sirena Irwin	...	The Photographer
Bryan Kehoe	...	Steve "Gordo" Gordon
Brian Kite	...	Dr. Brian "Bucky" Lefkowitz
Jonathan Korty	...	Herschel Tambor Brilstein
Gabby LaLa	...	Mei Pang
Sam Maccarone	...	Billy Bob the Bartender
Kyle McCulloch	...	Drew Shackleford
Jason McHugh	...	'Smilin' Don Kleinfeld
Slawek Michalak	...	Hydro Salesmen
Matthew J. Powers	...	Davis Mindelhof
Matt Stone	...	Taper guy
Jason Thompson	...	Jake the band Tech
Derek Walls	...	Duck the Band Tech
Bob Weir	...	Himself

Directed by
Les Claypool

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Les Claypool		writer

Produced by
David Lefkowitz	....	associate producer
Jason McHugh	....	producer
Matthew J. Powers	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Les Claypool

Cinematography by
Matthew J. Powers

Film Editing by
Les Claypool
Agent Ogden

Sound Department
Curtis D. Gomez	....	post-production coordinator

Thanks
Andy Gould	....	special thanks
Jeremy Platt	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• National Lampoon Productions

Distributors

• National Lampoon (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Comedy Central (2007) (USA) (TV)

Also Known As:

National Lampoon Presents Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo (USA) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content including references.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

National Lampoon Productions

Trivia:

The first poster for Festeroo actually features five bands Les Claypool has played with. Oysterhead, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, Sausage, The Holy Mackeral, and C2B3 (Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie's Brains).

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

Glorious!

I saw Les Claypool last night at the House Of Blues in Dallas, and I bought this for THIRTY smackeroos! But it's alright because it's a "limited collector's item" AND because it was absolutely fantastic! The comedy is sharp and with the signature Les Claypool cleverness that inhabits all of the legendary bass god's writing. And of course, the tunes are unbeatable. The culture of the modern jam band world is explored with a mighty thoroughness. And the bit parts of Seth Green, Matt Stone, Gabby Lala, and Arj Barker are all really funny and pay off double if you're fans of any of them. As are the parts with Bob Weir, Warren Haynes, Mike Gordon, and Wavy Gravy! I give it 10 out of 10 and can say I was wholly satisfied as a big Les Claypool fan and as an admirer of good flicks.

"Bound to be a cult hit!"