Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0 Spike Jones Story, The (1991) Rating: Starring: Spike Jones Director: Category: Documentary Studio: Storyville DVD Subtitles: Length: 60 mins     The Spike Jones Story with Milton Berle, Danny Thomoas and Dr. Demento featuring such City Slickers as Billy Barty, George Rock, Earl Bennett (Sir Frederic Gas), Ruth Foster, Joe Siracusa, Mousie Garner, Bernie Jones and Eddie Brandt. And the Spike Jones family, Helen Grayco (Mrs. Spike Jones_, Spike Jones Jr., Linda Selsman-Jones, Leslie Jones and Gina Jones. The SpikeJones Story is the first documentary yet made about this innovative, msucial humorist. Today Jones is best remembered as the creator of deliriously surreal musical numbers which topped the charts in America for over ten years. These recorded classics are popular to this day because of their inspired and very complex lunacy. Clearly, Jones was an inspiration to dozens of other innovators, including Monty Python's Flying Circus and Ernie Kovacs. This documentaray combines his personal and professional history with many examples of his hit recordings, like "Cocktails for Two," "Der Fuehrer's Face," "You Always Hurt The One You Love," "Laura," and "All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth," along with some rarely seen 1950's rock and roll parodies. Part of the focus of this 60 minute documentary is to reveal different facets, either forgotten or never revealed about this widely loved figure in popular music. Jones really was a show business visionary. A tireless worker, J ones ended up revolutionizing the music industry with his ambition Musical Deprecation Revue, a pioneering concept. His review was an elaborate, touring stage show which grossed millions over the years and established a touring pattern which is still in use today. Jones hired his band members for their fine musical skills and their comic abilities, which made the selection process very difficult. A perfectionist who demanded the best from his diverse band of eccentrics, he is most often remembered by his collaborators with compassion and respect.This documentary also reveals the very special visual nature of Jones' ripe visual imagination which thrust his audiences into an insane universe with a non stop flury of wild sight gags. No comedy band enjoyed comparable success. And no one in the music industry came close to duplicating his unique blend of social satire, surrealism and comic appeal. Featured in this program are Milton Berle and Danny Thomas, both long-time personal friends, numerous family members and an array of Spike Jones' collaborators - The City Slickers. To give the program some historical perspective, famed syndicated DJ Dr. Demento also appears.