Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo
Electric Apricot: Quest For Festeroo is a mockumentary film by Primus lead-man Les Claypool, featuring himself as well as others using pseudonyms. The band Electric Apricot played occasional shows in 2004 and 2005, unannounced, in the California area for footage. The Electric Apricot also made an appearance at the SXSW music festival in Austin, TX in 2007. The movie has been screened at film festivals internationally, including the Bonnaroo Music Festival and The Raindance Festival in London.
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| Directed by | Les Claypool |
| Written by | Les Claypool |
| Produced by | Matthew J. Powers, Jason McHugh |
| Starring | Les Claypool |
| Cinematography | Matthew J. Powers |
| Edited by | Agent Ogden |
| Music by | Les Claypool |
| Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
The movie tells the story of a UCLA filmmaker making a music documentary. Claypool himself plays the role of drummer-singer Lapland "Lapdog" Miclovik of rising jam-band Electric Apricot, heading to the holy grail of festivals, Festeroo.
Besides the leads, notable names in the cast include Bob Weir, Mike Gordon, Warren Haynes, Seth Green, Matt Stone, Wavy Gravy, Dian Bachar, Arj Barker, Gabby La La, Sirena Irwin and Sam Maccarone.
The soundtrack album was released on March 18, 2008, while the DVD was released May 13, 2008.
Poster art and packaging designed by Zoltron and Dave Hunter.