Shut Up & Sing (2006)

Directors:

Barbara Kopple
Cecilia Peck

Release Date:

10 noviembre 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Biografía | Music

Frase comercial:

Freedom of speech is fine as long as you don't do it in public.

Plot:

A documentary on the Dixie Chicks in the wake of singer Natalie Maines' anti-George W. Bush statement at a 2003 concert.

Plot Keywords:

Female Singer | Imperative In Title | Sister Sister Relationship | Senate Hearing | Political

Awards:

6 wins & 5 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Ignore the rating!

Cast

Natalie Maines	...	Herself
Emily Robison	...	Herself
Martie Maguire	...	Herself
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Clayton Allen	...	Himself
Billy B.	...	Himself (archive footage)
Paul Beane	...	Himself
Cindi Berger	...	Herself
Barbara Boxer	...	Herself (archive footage)
Aaron Brown	...	Himself (archive footage)
Pat Buchanan	...	Himself (archive footage)
George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Randy Carroll	...	Himself
Dick Cheney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Anderson Cooper	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lewis Dickey	...	Himself (archive footage)
Rebecca Hagelin	...	Herself (archive footage)
Darlene Kegan	...	Herself
Toby Keith	...	Himself (archive footage)
Rob Light	...	Himself
Eva Ruth Maguire	...	Herself
Gareth Maguire	...	Himself
Kathleen Emilie Maguire	...	Herself
Bill Maher	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lloyd Maines	...	Himself
Kidd Manning	...	Himself
John McCain	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Meglen	...	Himself
Bill O'Reilly	...	Himself (archive footage)
Adrian Pasdar	...	Himself
Jackson Slade Pasdar	...	Himself
Mindi Pelletier	...	Herself
Colin Powell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Robin Quivers	...	Herself (archive footage)
Simon Renshaw	...	Himself
Charlie Robison	...	Himself
Henry Benjamin Robison	...	Himself
Julianna Tex Robison	...	Herself
Charles Augustus Robsion	...	Himself
Rick Rubin	...	Himself
Donald Rumsfeld	...	Himself (archive footage)
Diane Sawyer	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jim Scott	...	Himself
Chad Smith	...	Himself
Gordon Smith	...	Himself (archive footage)
Howard Stern	...	Himself (archive footage)
Chris Testa	...	Himself
Richard Wilkins	...	Himself
Dan Wilson	...	Himself
E.J. Wojtowitz	...	Himself
Paula Zahn	...	Herself (archive footage)

También conocida como:

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (International: English title) (long title)
Shut Up and Sing (USA) (alternative spelling)
Untitled Dixie Chicks Documentary (USA) (working title)
Cállate y canta (Mexico) [es]
Contra el poder (Argentina) (DVD title) [es]

Duración:

93 min | Canada:99 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

South Korea:15 | Finland:K-3 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R (Adult language) | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:6

Company:

Cabin Creek Films

Trivialidades:

"Shut Up and Sing" is also the name of a best-selling book by conservative talk radio pundit Laura Ingraham. In her book, Ingraham skewers the Dixie Chicks and other musical acts who use their concerts and television appearances to voice their political opinions.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Natalie is wearing a shirt that states "Dare to Be Free," in one shot the image is mirrored left to right. Evident in the text and her hair are reversed.

Quotes:

Natalie Maines: [after seeing someone with a sign that says F.U.D.C.] I love your signs, but what have you got against Dick Cheney?

Movie Connections:

References "The View" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Sawblade

Ignore the rating!

Here's a perfect example of why you have to take the IMDb rating system with a grain of salt -- many of the people who hate the Dixie Chicks because they made an anti-Bush comment will give a rating of 1, even if they haven't seen the film. Pro-Dixie Chicks people will feel compelled to give it a 10 to balance out the 1s. Check the vote graph to see the absurd number of 10s and 1s it's getting.

The truth is, it's a pretty good documentary that's worth checking out. I knew very little about the group before seeing this film, but I'm now more likely to listen to (or buy) their music than I was before. I'm still amazed at the size of the backlash that was created. Hopefully this will open some people's eyes.