Failed rock 'n' roll musician Julius Book (Kevin J. O'Connor) embarks on a mission to find guitar-maker Elmore Silk (Harris Yulin), a legendary craftsman who, 20 years before, at the height of his fame, dropped out of sight. Elmore's guitars are now worth $20,000 apiece, and Julius is
hired by some music-industry big shots to find him. Desperately looking for a way to carve out a career for himself in the music business, Julius, who has never even heard of Elmore, takes the job and learns the hard way that "life ain't no candy mountain."
The product of a reportedly uneasy collaboration between photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank (PULL MY DAISY) and screenwri...
Released:
1987
Rated:
R
Length:
91 mins