Deep Kick (partially found unreleased Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary film; 1995): Difference between revisions

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In early 2021, serveral minutes of the documentary were uploaded by the film's editor, Nabil Mehchi, as part of a showreel on the Murex Films website.  <ref>https://www.rhcpsessions.com/holy-grails Red Hot Chili Peppers Recording Sessions Archive - Holy Grails</ref>
In early 2021, serveral minutes of the documentary were uploaded by the film's editor, Nabil Mehchi, as part of a showreel on the Murex Films website.  <ref>https://www.rhcpsessions.com/holy-grails Red Hot Chili Peppers Recording Sessions Archive - Holy Grails</ref>


To date, the footage that has surfaced is sourced from a videotape master.  The status of a complete cut of the documentary or the original film reels are unknown.
To date, the footage that has surfaced is sourced from a standard definition videotape master.  The status of a complete cut of the documentary or the original film reels (required for a digital scan for modern release standards) are unknown.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

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The album (when still in production) that influenced the creation of the documentary.

Status: Partially Found


History

In 1995, the Red Hot Chili Peppers released their follow up to their 1991 breakthrough Blood Sugar Sex Magik titled One Hot Minute. The album featured Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction on guitar since the Peppers' original guitarist, John Fruscante, was uncomfortable with the band's newfound fame. It was stylistically different, resulting in stilted critical and fan opinion. It's considered one of the band's worst albums.

Due to the troubled production surrounding the album, Anthony Kiedis spent a lot of time filming the process over the course of 3 years. He planned on turning it into a documentary titled Deep Kick.

He got in touch with director Gavin Bowden and started editing some of the footage together. However, since the documentary captured a rarely seen darker side of the band (the arguments between members, Kiedis clearly being high on drugs at some points, the general negative atmosphere of the recording process), It was ultimately decided that it was not within the band's best interest for release, though an unknown amount of footage was used in the music video for "My Friends".

Current release status and surfaced clips

To date, the complete documentary has never been bootlegged or leaked onto the Internet. During the release of One Hot Minute, footage from Deep Kick has appeared as B-roll during interviews and other promotional television programs featuring the group[1]. In 2013, a couple of clips surfaced on YouTube featuring the black and white footage. The uploader was actually the Chili Peppers' fan club channel. The two clips were all the band was willing to leak online.

In early 2021, serveral minutes of the documentary were uploaded by the film's editor, Nabil Mehchi, as part of a showreel on the Murex Films website. [2]

To date, the footage that has surfaced is sourced from a standard definition videotape master. The status of a complete cut of the documentary or the original film reels (required for a digital scan for modern release standards) are unknown.

Gallery

A resurfaced clip from the 1995 documentary.

A resurfaced clip from the documentary.

External Links

Murex Films - Showreel of clips from Deep Kick

References

  1. https://www.rhcpsessions.com/holy-grails Red Hot Chili Peppers Recording Sessions Archive - Holy Grails
  2. https://www.rhcpsessions.com/holy-grails Red Hot Chili Peppers Recording Sessions Archive - Holy Grails