Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson

1986
1h 30m

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Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986)

Concert film of Laurie Anderson performing songs from her first three albums, selections from her four-night epic "United States Live," and several new songs, which incorporate a unique blen... Read allConcert film of Laurie Anderson performing songs from her first three albums, selections from her four-night epic "United States Live," and several new songs, which incorporate a unique blend of film, animation, dance, and electronics.Concert film of Laurie Anderson performing songs from her first three albums, selections from her four-night epic "United States Live," and several new songs, which incorporate a unique blend of film, animation, dance, and electronics.

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7.9/10

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Quotes
Laurie Anderson: [first lines]
Laurie Anderson: Good evening. Now, I am no mathematician, but I'd like to talk about just couple of numbers that have really been bothering me lately, and they are zero and one.

Alternate versions
When the film was released, a music video of the song "Language is a Virus" was distributed to MTV. The video uses a completely different performance and arrangement of the song. A fast dance mix version of the song "Smoke Rings" was recorded but not used in the final film; it instead appears in Anderson's video production What You Mean We? (1987) (TV).

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Blue City/Home of the Brave (1986)

Soundtracks
Sharkey's Day
Written and Performed by Laurie Anderson
Produced by Bill Laswell and Laurie Anderson

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much MUCH better than a '6'...

Performance art and music at it's best. This is an amazing concert with some extras as well that I saw years ago and long to see again.

Her band and supporting cast are all top notch. Adrian Belew, an absolute brilliant musician and member of the outstanding King Crimson, who IMO are the best jam-session type band ever, performs with Ms. Anderson in this film. There is some very cool spoken word and onstage skits and costumes are incredible. This may well be my fave recording of a musical performance ever.

Actually, it is so well done and so unique I am really shocked it isn't more popular and it deserves at LEAST an 8 or more in the ratings. I give it 9/10 and I pretty much NEVER give out 10's!!!