Not Fade Away

John Magaro Director: David Chase David Chase

Overview

Sopranos mastermind David Chase's autobiopgraphically-tinged drama Not Fade Away stars John Magaro as Douglas, a music-obsessed New Jersey high-school senior who quickly abandons his thoughts of joining the military when he hears the British Invasion, especially the raw blues swagger of the young Rolling Stones. He begins drumming in local bands with his buddies and, over the course of summer and winter breaks home from college, fights with his gruff dad (James Gandolfini), tries to win the heart of a girl he's been crushing on since forever, and keeps his dreams of being a rock star alive. As the sixties unfold, Douglas' band finally catches the break they've been looking for, but internal fighting threatens to sink the group.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/30/2013
UPC:	0032429129369
Original Release:	2012
Rating:	R
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound]
Time:	1:52:00
Sales rank:	37,764

Special Features

Closed Caption

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Magaro	Douglas
Will Brill	Wells
Jack Huston	Eugene
Bella Heathcote	Grace Deitz
James Gandolfini	Pat
Molly Price	Antoinette
Dominique McElligott	Joy Deitz
Meg Guzulescu	Evelyn
Isiah Whitlock	Landers
Brad Garrett	Jerry Ragovoy
Christopher McDonald	Jack Deitz
Lisa Lampanelli	Aunt Josie
Brahm Vaccarella	Joe Patuto
Gregory Perri	Skip
Gerard Canonico	Schindewulf
F. Michael Haynie	The Bloat
Ken Forman	Vincent Lento
Chris Bannow	Dave Smith
Louis Mustillo	Uncle Johnny Vitelloni
Mary Lou Mellace	Aunt Louise
John Tormey	Uncle Paul
Robert Funaro	Uncle Murf
Samantha Ryan Maisano	Aunt Jean
Anthony Giaimo	Uncle Beppy
Meredith Forlenza	Cousin Carol
Adam La Faci	Cousin Paul
Katherine Bralower	Card Table Girl
Rebecca Luker	Marti Deitz
Justine Lupe	Candace
Shannon Esper	Mo Falcone
Marissa Ghavami	Meredith
Natalie Marchelletta	Karen
Lucie Pohl	Severine
Alfie Stewart	Keith
Dominic Sherwood	Mick
Julia Garner	Girl in Car
Randall Newsome	Mr. Gaunt
Susan Knight	Mrs. Gaunt
Audrey Lynn Weston	Lisa
Lauren Culpepper	Patty
Ryan Munzert	Jim DeSouza
Mike Steinmetz	Dennis
Jay Weinberg	Jazz Drummer
Teddy Coluca	Dominic
Charlie Plummer	Grace's Little Brother
Graham Davie	Mike
Julia Barrett Mitchell	Crying Girl
John Mainieri	Angry Dad
Taylor Young	Young Hippie
Megan Hubbell	Girl Who Has to Pee
Susan Duecker	Singing Girl
Samantha Hahn	Singing Girl
Devon Werden	Singing Girl
Margaret Dorn	Jingle Singer
Kyle Gordon	Jingle Singer
Ula Hedwig	Jingle Singer
Kevin Osborne	Jingle Singer
Bob Bandiera	Jingle Guitarist
Levi Wilson	Charlie Watts
Allen Wilson-Myers	Orlando
Kevin Dorian	Biker
Jordan Dean	Bob Cisco
William L. Connell	Wells' Brother
Madeline Rhodes	Doug's First Fan
Brandon Thane Wilson	Guy at Wells' House
Jeff Norris	Garage Operator
Scarlett Thiele	Diane
Stevie Lee Steel	Melissa

Technical Credits

David Chase

David Chase	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Eigil Bryld	Cinematographer
Henry Dunn	Art Director
Christopher Goode	Co-producer
Mark Johnson	Producer
Evelyne Noraz	Makeup
Kerry Orent	Executive Producer
Mathew Price	Sound Mixer
Steven Rales	Executive Producer
Mark Roybal	Executive Producer
Catherine Marie Thomas	Costumes/Costume Designer
Doug Torres	Asst. Director
Meredith Tucker	Casting
Steven Van Zandt	Executive Producer,Musical Direction/Supervision
Ford Wheeler	Production Designer
Sidney Wolinsky	Editor

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Not Fade Away
1. Scene 1 [5:46]
2. Scene 2 [6:05]
3. Scene 3 [5:32]
4. Scene 4 [7:53]
5. Scene 5 [8:22]
6. Scene 6 [5:48]
7. Scene 7 [6:35]
8. Scene 8 [8:41]
9. Scene 9 [5:40]
10. Scene 10 [1:13]
11. Scene 11 [6:29]
12. Scene 12 [6:59]
13. Scene 13 [6:04]
14. Scene 14 [8:50]
15. Scene 15 [7:44]
16. Scene 16 [6:11]

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Editorial Reviews

Rock & roll is salvation, rebellion, fun, sex, and the greatest middle finger ever extended by one generation at another. If you actually believe all of that, even a little bit, David Chase's far-from-perfect Not Fade Away is hard to dislike. The movie stars John Magaro as Douglas, a music-obsessed New Jersey high-school senior who quickly abandons his thoughts of joining the military when he hears the British Invasion, especially the raw blues swagger of the young Rolling Stones. He begins drumming in local bands with his buddies and, over the course of summer and winter breaks home from college, fights with his gruff dad (James Gandolfini), tries to win the heart of a girl he's been crushing on since forever, and keeps his dreams of being a rock star alive. Director and screenwriter David Chase is of course best known for his respected television résumé, which includes working on Northern Exposure and The Rockford Files, and masterminding The Sopranos, and Not Fade Away is certainly episodic in structure. Months or even whole years pass in the blink of an eye, and Chase gives just the tiniest of hints -- a character's new hairstyle or a particular music cue -- to help us keep our bearings. However, after about an hour, you realize that there really isn't a traditional narrative here with a beginning, middle, and end. We just drop in on Douglas' life as he fights with his old man, has a taste of music-business success, and almost sees Charlie Watts at a Hollywood party in 1969. Although it's easy to accuse Not Fade Away of being just another baby-boomer nostalgia trip, Chase avoids many of the elements you might expect from a film like that. There's little talk of Vietnam, no mention of Woodstock, and the hippie movement as a whole is ignored. The movie is so confidently meandering, so relaxed and down-to-earth, that those who don't have an emotional attachment to the time period or the music that sprang from it are likely to grow bored. Regarding the original music in the picture, while the actors all sing their vocal parts -- Douglas ends up fronting a band -- the songs are actually played by executive producer Steve Van Zandt's friends, fellow members of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, and there is a kick in listening to these seasoned professionals make themselves sound like a bunch of young kids hammering out their first songs. As for the familiar and not-so-familiar tunes that comprise the majority of the film's soundtrack, Van Zandt's taste is flawless. Although the music cues are undeniably personal for Chase, you don't have to have an inordinate fondness for the '60s to understand the heart of the movie. He's not really nostalgic for that time period; he's nostalgic for those heady years of life -- say, between the ages of 18 and 24 -- when you clumsily search for your identity, latching on to what the culture gives off in order to help.

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