Looking for an echo 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Featuring the music of kenny vance and the planotones. Showing recordings that were created recently for the song looking for an echo by ol 55. Such an adorable movie about the rise and fall of a doowop group. Click the year links to view recordings for a specific year. Read the looking for an echo movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Looking for an echo 2000 directed by martin davidson.
There are no subtitles, but the soundtrack is closed captioned. Looking for an echo the 2000 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Overview of looking for an echo, 1998, directed by martin davidson, with johnny giacalone, joe grifasi, eric meyersfield, at turner classic movies. Echo in the canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of las laurel canyon in the mid60s as folk went electric and the byrds, the beach boys, buffalo springfield and the mamas and the papas gave birth to the california sound. If youre a fan of sliceoflife flicks about one affable guy and his extended. Grab your popcorn and a box of kleenex or roll of toilet paper if you are fortunate to have any. Looking for an echo cast and crew cast photos and info. A former teen idol armand assante watches his middle child struggle with starting a rock band, while his youngest daughter battles leukemia. This version also appeared on vances album vance 32 an a cappella version by the persuasions, on their 1977 album chirpin elektra lp 7e1099.
In the 1960s, a daisy chain of likeminded songwriters and performers. Looking for an echo 2000 11102000 us 1h 37m user score. The climax comes in growing spurts as the film progresses, culminating with a powerful, wonderfully acted scene at the end when we see vinnie finally give voice. A former teen idol armand assante watches his middle child struggle with starting a rock band, while his youngest daughter. In 2000, this song was used as the basis for the movie looking for an echo, about a doowop star years after his fame has faded. View photos from looking for an echo, red carpet photos, and more at. The persuasions looking for an echo video dailymotion. At erasmus hall high school, we used to harmonize me and benny and ira and two italian guys we were singing oldies, but they were newies then and today when i. Jun 17, 2019 the music scene evoked in the documentary echo in the canyon remains a chimerical wonder, equal parts bliss and chaos.
The song was originally recorded in 1975, and it was basically a folk song. The flick offers a whole lot of doowop singing and carousing with old singing pals while working in side plots involving the daughters illness, romance with a nurse, and family issues. In 2000, this song was used as the basis for the movie looking for an echo, which is about a doowop star years after his fame has faded. The music scene evoked in the documentary echo in the canyon remains a chimerical wonder, equal parts bliss and chaos. The english soundtrack is rendered in dolby digital stereo.
A former teen idol, now a father feeling the pain of his childrens struggles, finds new love and inspiration when his old bandmates hold a reunion. At erasmus hall high school, we used to harmonize me and benny and aaron and two italian. There have been several popular versions of the song recorded, including. Vinnie assante, a welltodo bartender is a widower with thre. The song was released as an atlantic records single in 1975.
Looking for an echo movie trailer and videos tv guide. The kenny vance oldies music lyrics to looking for an echo was written by richard reicheg. If youre a fan of sliceoflife flicks about one affable guy and his extended family, looking for an echo is a fairly good time. Looking for an echo is 2000 independent drama film plot. Theres a touching sadness to the film, and it reverberates in the splendid, effortless performances. Anthony john denison ray nappy napolitano as tony denison. Looking for an echo is 2000 independent drama film. Looking for an echo is full of satisfying moments, yet its not an altogether satisfying movie. With armand assante, diane venora, joe grifasi, tom mason.
The music however is the real star of this little gem of a movie. Kenny vance looking for an echo lyrics genius lyrics. Kenny vance recorded a new version of the song with his group the planotones, and recorded the soundtrack to the movie. Acapella harmonizing, soprano falsetto and bass vocalizing were all the signatures of the doowop sound from 19561964. Released 1999, looking for an echo stars armand assante, diane venora, joe grifasi, tom mason the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of 38 out of 100 on. Rent looking for an echo 1999 starring armand assante and diane venora on dvd and bluray. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast. Rent looking for an echo 1999 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Mary jo slater, jeffrey goldenberg, martin davidson, robert held. Watch looking for an echo movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Watch looking for an echo 2000 full movie free online. The original version by kenny vance, first released as an atlantic records single in 1975.
Kenny vance oldies music lyrics looking for an echo doo. The lead singer of an oldies group reminisces about the good ol days and a potential comeback. Rent looking for an echo 1999 on dvd and bluray dvd. Looking for an echo full movie doowopdaves malt shop. A kenny vance collection for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Martin davidsons musical drama looking for an echo comes to dvd with a standard fullframe transfer. I saw kenny vance and the planotones the real music singers for. Looking for an echo is a doowop song written by richard reicheg. Armand assante stars as vince, a former neighborhood idol and lead singer in his moderately successful doowop band. Looking for an echo suffers from such an acute case of nostalgic tunnel vision that while watching it, you would never guess that hiphop, not.
The flick offers a whole lot of doowop singing and carousing with old singing pals while working in side plots involving the daughters illness, romance with a nurse, and. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. There are no supplemental materials, making this disc difficult. Sixties doowop singer vince, of vinnie and the dreamers fame, gave. Looking for an echo is a slice of 50yearold life flick with asante as a widower, a bartender, a hasbeen pop singermusician, and the father of a daughter with cancer.
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