The Cowsills are the real life inspiration behind The Partridge Family but The Cowsills' story is not a sitcom. Their story is raw and honest, tragic and beautiful. The Cowsills personify The Baby Boomer Generation in all of its extremes and eccentricities. All of its tragedies and triumphs. Their public image was talent and charm. Their private reality was secrets and fear. One of the most musically gifted American Families to hit the top of the pop charts, The Cowsills rose... (Full plot summary below)
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The Cowsills are the real life inspiration behind The Partridge Family but The Cowsills' story is not a sitcom. Their story is raw and honest, tragic and beautiful. The Cowsills personify The Baby Boomer Generation in all of its extremes and eccentricities. All of its tragedies and triumphs. Their public image was talent and charm. Their private reality was secrets and fear. One of the most musically gifted American Families to hit the top of the pop charts, The Cowsills rose to fame, success and stardom in the late sixties. Five years later, their star came crashing back down to earth. This year, you will learn what happened to The Cowsills.
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| User ReviewEvan MExcellent. If you care about 60s-70s pop music or weird families you should see it. Made with love and honesty. |
| User ReviewBarbara JThis was a wonderful documentary. You can not get much better than this. |
| User ReviewDavid JFunny, sad, uplifting and revealing, The Cowsills story tells it like it is...the challenges in finding your way through the maze of fame and stardom as a family! |
| User ReviewWilliam LExcellent. If you care about 60s-70s pop music or weird families you should see it. Made with love and honesty. |
| User ReviewLora NFascinating documentary. It is hard to reconcile my fond memories of the Partridge family with the truly tragic story of drugs and abuse that were the reality for the Cowsills. One of the highlights of the film were interviews with Shirley Jones of Partridge Family fame. Growing up I knew all about The Partridges but by the 80s the Cowsills had vanished. The Cowsills made beautiful music but while watching this film, I found it difficult to enjoy the sounds under the cloud of abuse they suffered from dad Bud Cowsill. Naturally, I go into most films expecting a happy ending. But early on you got a definite sense that the Cowsill cloud had no silver lining. Debt, death, depression seemed to be fated. However, it seems as though making the documentary WAS the silver lining. Despite lacking many bright spots in the actual film, the closing "where are they now" notes were full of perseverance. |
| User ReviewThomas KLove a good documentary. This one is the true backstory for the Cowsills (60's family pop band - basis for the Partridge Family TV series). |
| User ReviewJeff MEngrossing doc about the REAL Partridge Family. Unfortunately these talented kids were torpedoed by an alcoholic devil of father/manager. A quality documentary relies so much on the filmmakers being in the right place at the right time and this film has that in spades. |
