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MC5: A True Testimonial (Unreleased documentary) DVD

MC5: A True Testimonial, also written as MC5 ? A True Testimonial, is a 2002 feature-length documentary film about the MC5, a Detroit-based rock band of the 1960s and early 1970s. The film was produced by Laurel Legler and directed by David C. Thomas; the couple spent more than seven years working on the project. The release on the video has been held up after many, MANY legal problems, and as of 2010, MC5: A True Testimonial has not been officially released on DVD.

Although the MC5 are considered very influential today, they were relatively obscure in their time. To make the film, Thomas collected photographs and film clips of varying quality, including U.S. government surveillance footage of the MC5's performance at the protests that took place outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He interviewed the surviving members of the band and people closely associated with it. In the editing room, Thomas matched the band's recordings to the silent footage he had collected. MC5: A True Testimonial made its premiere on August 22, 2002, at the Chicago Underground Film Festival. Three weeks later it made its international premiere on September 11 at the Toronto International Film Festival. In November of that year, the film was awarded an "Honorable Mention" as a debut feature at the Raindance Film Festival. During 2003 and early 2004, the film was shown at film festivals around the world.

Critical reception was overwhelmingly positive. The New York Times described the film as "riveting"; The Boston Globe said it was "everything a rockumentary should be and usually isn't"; and The Washington Post called it "one of the best movies of the summer". Wayne Kramer, the MC5's guitarist, said it was a "wonderful film" and John Sinclair, the band's one-time manager, said Thomas had done "a fine job". In 2007, Time Out London ranked it #48 on a list of the "50 Greatest Music Films Ever".

TRACKLIST

01. Titles
02. Wayne
03. Frederick
04. Robin Tyner
05. Michael
06. VFW # 1136
07. BLK 2 COMM
08. Dennis
09. Grande
10. Sinclair
11. Love-In
12. LSD-25
13. '67 Uprising
14. Berserkdom
15. Hassles
16. A*2
17. 5 Seconds
18. F-Word
19. Chicago '68
20. FBI Vs. WPP
21. Electra
22. KOTK-MF
23. Hudson's
24. Yin-Yang
25. 10 For 2
26. Back In The U.S.A.
27. Looking at You
28. Mutiny
29. Phun City
30. High Time
31. Ronan
32. Derek
33. MC2+1+1
34. Last Gig
35. Coda
36. Tonight / End

Bonus Material:

01. MC5 Live Performances
02. Deleted Scenes
03. Outtakes
04. Testimonials
05. Production Photos
06. DVD Credits



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