Larry “Wild Man” Fischer was a wildly eccentric singer who in 1968 was discovered on the streets of Hollywood by Frank Zappa, who was intrigued by Fischer’s offer to write and perform original songs for passers-by for a mere ten cents each. After hearing a few dollars’ worth, Zappa offered Fischer — who had been wandering the edges of the music business for several years, with no success — a recording contract, and in 1968 the album An Evening With Wild Man Fischer was released. Sometimes funny, sometimes harrowing, and always boasting Fischer’s wobbly matter-of-taste voice and adult-child songwriting, the two-LP set of oddball tunes (including “Merry-Go-Round,” “Monkeys vs. Donkeys,” “Are You From Clovis,” and “The Rocket Rock”) sold only modestly, and after an altercation at Zappa’s home, Fischer soon found himself without a record deal. While he remained a favorite among a tiny cult of admirers, Fischer was difficult for most folks in the music industry to deal with — he’d been diagnosed as both a manic-depressive and a paranoid-schizophrenic, and his extreme mood swings, obsessive need for attention, and inability to conform to societal standards of public behavior have kept him at the sidelines of show business as a freak talent, when his abilities are acknowledged at all. But there are a number of people who know music and believe Fischer is a genuine talent, including legendary big band singer Rosemary Clooney, soul icon Solomon Burke, Devo leader Mark Mothersbaugh, and music historian and disc jockey Dr. Demento. Derailroaded: Inside the Mind of Larry “Wild Man” Fischer is a documentary which offers a look at Fischer’s torturous childhood, his strange adventures in show business, his struggle to be heard, and his constant battle with his own demons; the film includes interviews with Fischer and his admirers, as well as vintage performance clips (including his appearance on Laugh-In)., Called “the poster child for outsider music” and a “pure…rock-and-roll icon,” Larry “Wild Man” Fischer numbered among his admirers Frank Zappa and Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh. This sensational documentary chronicles the ’60s performer’s heyday and his mental-health problems. And what a long, strange trip it’s been, as archival clips and interviews with fellow psychedelic-era rockers detail.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Derailroaded ” ?
A: The main cast includes Freak,Dr. Demento,Josh Rubin,Jeremy Lubin,Richard Foos,Solomon Burke,”Weird Al” Yankovic,Larry ‘Wild Man’ Fischer,Frank Zappa,Gail Zappa,Bryan Newman,Howard Leder,Louis Sass,Bill Mumy,David Fischer,Mark Mothersbaugh.
Q: When Did the “Derailroaded” Released?
A: The Movie “Derailroaded” originally aired on 2005-11-03 and released in the year of 2005.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Derailroaded” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Derailroaded” ?
A: “Derailroaded” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
