Synopsis
Roots music icon Chris Strachwitz is a detective of deep American music - music that's the antithesis of the corporate "mouse music" dominating pop culture. Since 1960, he has been the guiding force behind legendary Arhoolie Records, bringing Cajun music out of Louisiana, Tex-Mex out of Texas, blues out of the country - and into the living rooms of Middle America. American music has never been the same. Born a German count, Strachwitz fled his homeland after WWII at 16. In the US, he discovered, and shared, a musical landscape that most Americans missed. He takes us on a hip-shaking stomp from Texas to New Orleans, Cajun country to Appalachia, as he continues his passionate quest for the musical soul of America.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
2.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
24.4%
Critic Consensus
71.4% Fresh • 7 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 71% of 7 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Common reservations focus on uneven tone, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes113
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2014 | $34,754 | $46,060 |
| International | 2014 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2014 | $34,754 | $46,060 |
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 | 2014 | $17,377 | $23,030 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2014 | $953,000 | $1,263,017 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2014 | $755,000 | $1,000,606 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2014 | $1,086,000 | $1,439,283 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2014 | $2,927,000 | $3,879,172 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2014 | $71,400 | $94,627 |
| Total Revenues | 2014 | $5,809,777 | $7,699,734 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2014 | $238,000 (est) | $315,423 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2014 | $80,000 (est) | $106,025 (est) |
| Participations | 2014 | $232,000 | $307,471 |
| Residuals ? | 2014 | $348,000 | $461,207 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2014 | $47,600 | $63,085 |
| Total Expenses | 2014 | $945,600 | $1,253,210 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2014 | $4,864,177 | $6,446,524 |
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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 $2,041,000, BluRay $886,000
- 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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