Product Details

• Actors: Cynthia Plaster Caster, Camille Paglia, Danny Doll Rod, Paul Barker, Jello Biafra
• Directors: Jessica Everleth
• Producers: Jeff Economy, Jessica Everleth, Brian R. Johnson, Melanie Villines
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Xenon
• VHS Release Date: November 4, 2003
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009IAXZ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #382,383 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Portrait of a "hands on" artist..., August 31, 2004

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D. Hartley (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plaster Caster (DVD)

A profile of down-to-earth artist Cynthia "Plaster Caster" that should er, hold, the, er, attention of anyone fascinated by "The Sixties" or rock 'n' roll subculture in general. For the uninitiated, the "Plaster Casters" were a group of female "artists" (some may still argue, "groupies") who earned a universal backstage pass of sorts throughout the 60's and 70's by immortalizing the southernmost regions of many a rock legends' anatomy in plaster-based life-size sculpture. This would obviously guarantee many an amusing war story from (surviving) participants, and indeed, the most entertaining parts of the film are derived from such. One warning: The (somewhat deceptive) psychedelic cover art gives the impression that you might be in for a 60's time capsule, chock-a-block with vintage clips and music of the era; but the documentary is shot ultra low-budget direct to video, all "present day" footage with only an occasional still photo from the bygone days for context, and no "period" music to speak of. The overall "feel" is that of any one of the myriad of "reality" TV shows currently cluttering the commercial airwaves (of course, the subject matter here would be strictly "premium cable"!) The "extras" actually redeemed the investment for this reviewer-particularly the additional backstage tales that Cynthia tells regarding Led Zeppelin (somewhat harrowing, actually) and her explanation of why Kiss was "off" her list from the get-go. An interesting companion piece to "The Mayor Of The Sunset Strip" (see my review on this site) as an examination of the "almost famous" who take thier succor from the aura of rock stardom.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars And yes the Hendrix anecdote is priceless., January 12, 2006

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Christopher Underwood (Greenwich - London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plaster Caster (DVD)

Rather like the subject herself this is more a curio than a particularly rounded enterprise. It also starts rather slowly, although this is the non flashy style chosen for the documentary and as it progresses we see the wisdom of playing this all rather dead pan. By the time we have discovered that the now mid 50 year old Cynthia is more interesting than we first thought and that maybe the plaster cocks are imbued with some significance we have Camille Paglia making good sense and a New York gallery preparing an exhibition. Everyone is likable, the old rock people talking about their castings 30 years before, the young bloods giving it a go now and the ladies of the past giving us a glimpse of the world of the groupie all that long time ago. But likable despite everything is Cynthia herself as she struggles with her landlady, her distant mother and her pots of plaster. 'And what will you be wearing?' asks a prospective candidate, with a leer and it is clear that dressing sexy had never even occurred to her. And yes the Hendrix anecdote is priceless.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fascinating look into the mind of a strange person, January 7, 2004

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"darkstar155" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plaster Caster (DVD)

I didn't know what to expect when I picked this one up. I've heard mixed reviews about Plaster Caster, but I'm a big fan of reality shows and "slice of life" documentaries, so I decided to check it out. I'm happy to report I was pleasently suprised! Ms. Plaster Caster is an interesting, funny, talented, and often pathetic person. There's no question she's an odd duck, but she sure does keep interesting company! Oddly enough, for a movie about reproductive organs, the film has little to do with adult activities (only one breif moment with an on-camera casting.) It was also nice to see the late Noel Redding (Hendrix bass player) in one of his last interviews. The pace of the film moved along quite nicely and when it was over I felt I wanted more.

The good news is, there is more! The DVD is loaded with plenty of interesting out takes, including funny footage with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and an L7 "chest" casting sequence. I also liked the photo galleries and the Cast-O-Rama rotating cast gallery! With this feature you can have Plaster Caster's art (both boy and girl) loop on screen for infinity, if one chooses. Great conversation video at parties!

I feel this documentary is worthy of a long hard look. (sorry about that, but I couldn't resist!)