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  2. Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie

Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie

2004
2h 9m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2004

Runtime

2h 9m

Storyline

This is a captivating journey into the world of a savant street musician and his lifelong struggle to become a successful recording artist, and to be loved. He is a street trumpeter and part-time guest on a local rock radio station. Richard Peterson fills his world with obsessions, like "Sea Hunt" (and the "Son of Sea Hunt," Jeff Bridges), the "The Golden Age of Television" production music (which inspires four albums/CDs produced with help from the Seattle music scene), stalking local TV celebrities, and a fanatical interest in Johnny Mathis. The unique relationship between Richard and Mathis is the catalyst for one of Richard's most remarkable compositions, "Love on the Golf Course". Between street gigs and a stint as a piano player in a grunge club, mega-band " The Stone Temple Pilots" discovers Richard's music. Richard's moment in the spotlight is short-lived when he is confronted by the human cost of obsessions, revealing the dark family secret he has lived with his entire life.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 9m
Apr 23, 2004
Languages
English
Director
Scott Milam

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Pat Cashman

Pat Cashman

Dean DeLeo

Johnny Mathis

Johnny Mathis

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