Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents

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Theory of Obscurity tells the story of the renegade sound and video collective known as The Residents. A story that spans 40 years and is clouded in mystery. Many details surrounding the group are secret, including the identities of its members. Our film takes viewers inside this incredibly private group with unprecedented access to their archives and their recent 40th anniversary tour. The Residents have released more than 60 albums, performed all over the world and inspired... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents:

Matt Groening
Les Claypool
Penn Jillette
Jerry Harrison
Gary Panter
Robert Crow

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Theory of Obscurity tells the story of the renegade sound and video collective known as The Residents. A story that spans 40 years and is clouded in mystery. Many details surrounding the group are secret, including the identities of its members. Our film takes viewers inside this incredibly private group with unprecedented access to their archives and their recent 40th anniversary tour. The Residents have released more than 60 albums, performed all over the world and inspired many people to be weird, take chances and find their own voice. Now, our film will introduce The Residents to a whole new generation.

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Japan Times - 8/10 by Giovanni FazioTheory of Obscurity is loaded with clips from The Residents' deranged promo films and shows, and makes a case for them as innovators of the music video format.
The Stranger (Seattle, WA) - 8/10 by Dave SegalTheory of Obscurity revels in the paradox of this most notorious band of unknowns while poking at the embers of the myth.
Austin Chronicle - 6/10 by Josh RosenblattThe task of parsing the meaning behind all their conceptual madness is left to a small but faithful army of fans, who speak lovingly of the band's devotion to art at the expense of commercial success.
Boston Globe - 6/10 by Peter KeoughThe film is a must-see for those who want to be introduced to the band, even if part way through you may find that you've hit your limit.
User Review - 6/10 by Art SThe main reaction I had to this documentary about The Residents is a wish that the band had made the film themselves. But, of course, they may have, because director Don Hardy appears to have had access to a lot of presumably unseen footage from the early years of the 40-year-old band and members of the Cryptic Corporation (that oversee the business dealings of the band) were actively involved in editing and in front of the camera. Of course, we still don't know who the Residents actually are - but some of the old guys being interviewed sure seem to know a lot about their history. My regret is not really with the content shown (which is often truly weird) but instead with the rather formulaic approach taken here - this is really just another one of those music docos where you've got talking heads (including with fans/accomplices) interspersed with short clips of the band playing. There are some great clips but they never show you enough. Why can't the makers of these types of documentaries understand that fans would really want to see an entire song? Especially in the case of the Residents where the visual and multimedia aspects of their show are so astonishing! There are a couple of songs from the Commercial Album played on the 2013 fortieth anniversary tour that do run their full (short) length but that tour seems stripped down in comparison to earlier tours. Of course, if the band's output really is 60 albums (plus all sorts of other ephemera), then no single 90-minute film is going to be able to do justice to any one aspect of their career. But we do learn a lot about those eyeballs. Check their records, folks!
User Review - 4/10 by Al VDocumentary has not revealed anything new. Most of this info has been available for many years. I would have liked an album by album making of and how they created those videos.

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