Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo explained

Electric Apricot: Quest For Festeroo
Director:Les Claypool
Producer:Matthew J. Powers, Jason McHugh
Starring:Les Claypool
Music:Les Claypool
Cinematography:Matthew J. Powers
Editing:Agent Ogden
Distributor:Troma Entertainment
Studio:National Lampoon, Inc.
Country:U.S.

Electric Apricot: Quest For Festeroo (also known as National Lampoon Presents Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo) is a 2007 mockumentary film by Primus lead-man Les Claypool, featuring himself as well as others using pseudonyms. The movie has been screened at film festivals internationally, including the Bonnaroo Music Festival and the Raindance Film Festival in London.

The movie tells the story of a UCLA filmmaker making a music documentary. Claypool himself plays the role of drummer-singer Lapland "Lapdog" Miclovik of rising jam-band Electric Apricot, heading to the holy grail of festivals, Festeroo.[1] [2]

The band Electric Apricot played occasional shows in 2004 and 2005, unannounced, in the California area for footage. The Electric Apricot also made an appearance at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, in 2007.

Besides the leads, notable names in the cast include Bob Weir, Mike Gordon, Warren Haynes, Seth Green, Matt Stone, Wavy Gravy, Dian Bachar, Arj Barker, Gabby La La, Sirena Irwin and Sam Maccarone.

The soundtrack album was released on March 18, 2008, while the DVD was released May 13, 2008.[3]

Poster art and packaging designed by Zoltron and Dave Hunter.

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Reception

Variety's reviewer wrote of the film, "Les Claypool's laid-back mockumentary about a fictional jam band generates enough mild humor to keep the spoof rolling, but lacks the commitment and scope, not to mention the originality, of a This Is Spinal Tap."[4] An Associated Press reviewer wrote that, "the film is even less funny than it is original, even though Claypool has recruited the likes of the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Phish's Mike Gordon to instill a bit of street cred."[5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20090708120916/http://news.jamradio.org/les-claypool-quest-for-festeroo-dvd.php Jam Band Turning It Up To Eleven
  2. Web site: Les Claypool's 'Electric Apricot'. Meline. Gabe. 2008-01-02. www.metroactive.com. 2020-01-02.
  3. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080131/lath073.html?.v=101 Soundtrack Album to Les Claypool's Jam Band Mockumentary 'National Lampoon Presents Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo' Features the Fictional Band Plus Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Gov't Mule, and More
  4. News: National Lampoon Presents Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo. Ronnie. Scheib. Variety. Nov 13, 2007.
  5. News: National Lampoon Presents Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo. Associated Press. Nov 8, 2007 . The Hollywood Reporter.