

Lynyrd Skynyrd are currently playing dates of The Last Of The Street Survivors Farewell Tour.
#LYNYRD SKYNYRD DOCUMENTARY MOVIE#
Thirty years later, the original "flames" cover was restored, while the alternative cover served as the back of the reissue’s case. Surviving members of Lynyrd Skynyrd cannot block the release of a movie created with help from a former drummer, and which depicted the plane crash that. If I Leave Here Tomorrow is available on Netflix. The original “Street Survivors” cover featured a photograph of the band standing in flames it was changed to an alternate photo with an all-black background, out of respect for the deceased. Great news for fans of Lynyrd Skynyrd or anyone wanting to know more about the band. The documentary’s director, Stephen Kijak (We Are X, Scott Walker: 30 Century Man, Stones in Exile), made sure to focus on the good times as well as the bad, telling Skynyrd’s colorful origin. The documentary features original behind-the-scenes film footage of life with the band before the crash, dramatic reenactments illustrating key dramatic scenes, and high-end CG animations - including a simulation of the plane crash that matches the NTSB report rare interviews with four first responders were also captured, filmed on location at the Mississippi crash site.īased on Odom’s book, “I'll Never Forget You”, the documentary offers the fond remembrance of one man's journey with Lynyrd Skynyrd while granting unique access to the behind-the-scenes story that changed the group forever. Rare interviews and never-before-seen archival footage offer insight into the history, myth and legend of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. That’s the surreal experience of trying to get through Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash, which feels like viewing only the dramatic reenactment parts of a far more interesting documentary, and being left with a movie that could easily be categorized as plane crash-sploitation. The Octoincident claimed the lives of Lynyrd Skynyrd founder and lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, backup singer Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray.

A new Lynyrd Skynyrd documentary recounts the band’s deadly 1977 plane crash in the days following the release of their fifth album, “Street Survivors.”ĭue December 13 on DVD and based on the book by security guard Gene Odom, “I'll Never Forget You: The Last 72 Hours Of Lynyrd Skynyrd” delivers firsthand accounts of the crash and its aftermath by Odom and fellow survivors, lead backup singer Leslie Hawkins and guitar tech Craig Reed.įollowing a performance in Greenville, SC, the Florida band were on their way to Baton Rouge, LA when their chartered plane ran out of fuel and crashed outside of Gillsburg, MS when the pilots attempted an emergency landing.
