Product Details

• Actors: Tab Benoit, Amanda Shaw, Amanda Shaw (III)
• Directors: Greg MacGillivray
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: June 5, 2007
• Run Time: 42 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000O78632
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,693 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Hurricane on the Bayou" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A powerfully moving large format film unlike any other Hurricane on the Bayou carries audiences behind today's news headlines on a journey deep into the soul-stirring heart of Louisiana - before during and after the unprecedented devastation of Hurricane Katrina.Narrated by Academy Award®-winning actress Meryl Streep and driven by a rousing jazz blues and gospel-fueled soundtrack featuring music legends Fats Domino Aaron Neville Dr. John and many more Hurricane on the Bayou is both a haunting document of a storm's human effects and a pelling call to restore Louisiana's wetlands rebuild New Orleans and honor the place where America's most vibrant home-grown culture was born. Unfolding against the poignant backdrop of the most costly natural disaster in America's history MacGillivray Freeman's IMAX® cameras follow a group of four musicians both legendary and rising as they explore the electrifying culture of New Orleans: speed through the beautiful alligator-filled bayous on airboats; recount their heart-wrenching personal stories of Katrina; and most of all bring the focus to the rapidly disappearing wetlands that are New Orleans' first line of defense against deadly storms. The wealth cultural vitality and very future of New Orleans depend on the preservation of these wetlands.The soundtrack features music legends Fats Domino Aaron Neville and Dr. John as well as many more! .HurricaneOnTheBayou.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MISCELLANEOUS Rating: NR Age: 014381402520 UPC: 014381402520 Manufacturer No: ID4025MVDVD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie!!, March 22, 2007

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P. Carrier (Opelousas, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hurricane on the Bayou (DVD)

If you are a fan of the really hot blues singer, Tab Benoit, you will really enjoy this movie. Wonderfully done and really moving! It's filmed around the home of Tab in Louisiana. If you get a chance to see it in an Imax Theatre, it will be well worth the price of a ticket. The fabulous sound and scenery is great to watch on the BIG screen. I can't wait to see it again in my own home. The wetlands and destruction of Hurricane Katrina will really move you.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely awesome documentary, September 5, 2007

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brenda ferraro (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hurricane on the Bayou (DVD)

This is an awesome documentary depicting LA wetlands and Katrina information that is further enhanced with entertainment and narration from Tab Benoit and Amanda Shaw. I love the under-water videos, and the flood footage really provide an explanation of what happened to my house, which is outside the levees in Bayou Sauvage. 8.5 feet of water settled and receded in one day and everything was lost by the time we were allowed to return to the city. Hats off to Amanda and Tab for bringing everyone's attention to the wetlands issues on the gulf coast!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing documentary and music, May 19, 2007

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Cajun Mom "Sandy Ashurst, Cajun Mom" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hurricane on the Bayou (DVD)

Having spent most of my life in Louisiana, I can vouch for the wonderful images and authentic bayou sounds of Tab Benoit, Amanda Shaw (what an amazing young talent!), Chubby Carrier, and the other artists featured in this movie. My heart aches for the devastion and suffering that remains in New Orleans, from Hurricane Katrina. How compassionately and respectfully this movie shows it! The erosion of the Louisiana coast and wetlands is a serious issue that will impact humans and wildlife far beyond the borders of the state. Thank goodness for passionate advocates such as Tab Benoit, and others, who are trying to make a difference. I cried, laughed, felt full of pride, felt full of despair, as I watched this movie at the OmniMax, and can't wait to own a copy when it is available. Definitely see it at an OmniMax if you can. Like me, you will probably want to own your own copy. I bought the sound track at the theater, after the show. I keep it in my car, and listen to it nearly every day.