Synopsis
SIDEMEN - Long Road To Glory is an intimate look at the incredible lives and legacies of piano player Pinetop Perkins, drummer Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith and guitarist Hubert Sumlin, all Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf sidemen. The film captures some of the last interviews and their final live performances together, before their deaths in 2011. The historic live shows are accompanied by performances and personal insights from many of the blues and rock stars these legendary sidemen inspired including; Bonnie Raitt, Gregg Allman, Derek Trucks, Shemekia Copeland, Robby Krieger, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Joe Perry, Joe Bonamassa and Johnny Winter.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
6.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
23.6%
Critic Consensus
100.0% Fresh • 12 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 12 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize realistic, historical, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
realistichistoricalcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count12
Rotten Tomatoes audience score95.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes175
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2017 | $31,399 | $40,187 |
| International | 2017 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2017 | $31,399 | $40,187 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2017 | $15,700 | $20,094 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2017 | $816,000 | $1,044,387 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2017 | $910,000 | $1,164,696 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2017 | $608,000 | $778,171 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2017 | $1,747,000 | $2,235,960 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2017 | $75,000 | $95,991 |
| Total Revenues | 2017 | $4,171,700 | $5,339,299 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2017 | $250,000 (est) | $319,971 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2017 | $80,000 (est) | $102,391 (est) |
| Participations | 2017 | $167,000 | $213,741 |
| Residuals ? | 2017 | $221,000 | $282,855 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2017 | $50,000 | $63,994 |
| Total Expenses | 2017 | $768,000 | $982,952 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2017 | $3,403,700 | $4,356,347 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $1,127,000, BluRay $620,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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