Barenaked in America
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Barenaked in America is a 1999 documentary film
about the Canadian band Barenaked Ladies
filmed during the 1998-1999 Stunt tour. Directed by actor Jason Priestley
, the film was first shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. The band and director introduced the film at the Winter Garden theatre.
Barenaked in America was originally released in the United States
through a distribution deal with Blockbuster Video, and was available only for rental in VHS
format. Blockbuster put many of its remaining copies on the sale rack, in an effort to eliminate its inventory, after their exclusive deal had expired.
Barenaked in America has since been released on DVD
in territories outside of North America
, with no word on a US or Canadian release. The film has run on premium movie channels in the US.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about the Canadian band Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
filmed during the 1998-1999 Stunt tour. Directed by actor Jason Priestley
Jason Priestley
Jason Bradford Priestley is a Canadian-American actor and director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, a role which catapulted him to recognition in the early 1990s....
, the film was first shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. The band and director introduced the film at the Winter Garden theatre.
Barenaked in America was originally released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
through a distribution deal with Blockbuster Video, and was available only for rental in VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
format. Blockbuster put many of its remaining copies on the sale rack, in an effort to eliminate its inventory, after their exclusive deal had expired.
Barenaked in America has since been released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
in territories outside of North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, with no word on a US or Canadian release. The film has run on premium movie channels in the US.