Movie Description THE WILDEST is a musical documentary tracking the exciting life and times of hep cat crooner Louis Prima. The charismatic, highly original jazz-pop vocalist influenced the likes of Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra. This biography explores Prima's musical journey, tracking the trajectory of his brilliant career from the sultry scenes of New Orleans to New York's uptown jazz subculture and through to the dawn of Las Vegas as a major entertainment center. In following Prima's decades of singing, this release also sketches an engaging history of 20th-century American music.
| Credits | | Cast: | Keely Smith, Louis Prima |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - English Additional Release Material: Production Interview - 1. Louis Prima - Star Additional Audio - 1. "Sing, Sing, Sing" 2. "Robin Hood" 3. "Please No Squeeza Da Banana" Music Video - 1. Louis Prima - BASIN STREET BLUES 2. Louis Prima - OH BABE! 3. Louis Prima - WAITIN' ON THE ROBERT E. LEE
Editorial Reviews "...[A] revelatory look at an unsung musical hero..." Entertainment Weekly - Tom Sinclair (05/11/2001)
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