Air Guitar Nation (2006)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Alexandra Lipsitz

Release Date:

6 October 2007 (Japan)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | Comedy | Music

Tagline:

To Air is Human

Plot:

It's time to rock and roll - air guitar style. AIR GUITAR NATION is the feature documentary about the year that air guitar swept America...

Plot Keywords:

Guitar | Air Guitar | Contestant | Contest | Finland

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Peter Cilella	...	Clayton Sweeney
Dan Crane	...	Bjorn Turoque
Adam Crystal	...	New York Judge
Ryan Flynn	...	Christian Wheelchair Rocker
Nina Gordon	...	Herself
Gordon Hintz	...	Krye Tuff
David S. Jung	...	C-Diddy
Gavin McInnes	...	New York Judge
Zac Munro	...	Zac The Magnet Munro
Angela Shelton	...	Cherry Vanilla
Mark Teich	...	Terry Van Exell

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

USA:81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:Btl | Japan:PG-12 | UK:15 | Finland:K-3 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Docurama

Soundtrack:

Heroes

Lets rock

This is one of the most fun documentaries you are liable to see. It follows two American air guitar heroes, C-Diddy and Bjorn Turoque, from the initial East Coast qualifying round, via the U.S. final to the World Championship in the Mecca of air guitar, Oulu in northern Finland. Along the way we are introduced to an array of colourful air guitarists, including the guru of airness Zac 'The Magnet' Munro, a wheelchair-bound Christian rock Nikki Sixx look-a-like, a Belgian Jesus Christ impersonator, etc etc etc.

The film begins with a montage of air guitarists doing their thing. At this early stage you could be forgiven for thinking 'what the hell is this?'. But as this documentary progresses we get to know the protagonists and we learn that the people behind these air god personas are very likable. And then a bizarre thing happens - you begin to get strangely drawn into their routines. For 81 minutes you will be caught up in the craziness of this art-form. You will cheer on the contestants. You will know a good air guitar performance!

This is an extremely funny film. The air guitar boot camps, the ultra-serious competitors, the OTT performances and the insane air guitar talk will have you in hysterics. But this is not only about laughs, it's very warm-hearted too. You will like these people. It's hard to imagine coming out of this movie and not smiling.

For those about to rock we salute you!!!!