JOHNNY PAYCHECK. TALES FROM THE TOUR BUS
Combining the revolutionary reporting techniques of ’60s and ’70s New Journalism with the DIY approach of the ’80s Punk scene he came of age in, Sundance award-winning documentary filmmaker Jeff Feuerzeig (The Devil and Daniel Johnston) lays the foundation for the pilot episode of Mike Judge’s Tales From the Tour Bus to create a stone-cold cult classic—a portrait of country music outlaw Johnny Paycheck, known for his music, grand theft auto, drug binges and stints in jail.
Enjoy this one-minute scene involving a Jack Daniels trucker hat with a bullet hole, the Hells Angels, personal injury and motorcycle accident attorney Ralph Buss, $50,000 in bail money, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard and, of course, Johnny Paycheck.
Credits:
Jeff Feuerzeig
|Writer, Producer
Jeff Feuerzeig’s stunning outsider portraits and cinematic investigations into the fine line between transgression and transcendence include the feature documentaries Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King, The Devil and Daniel Johnston and Author: The JT Leroy Story. For The Devil and Daniel Johnson, Feuerzeig was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best Director at the Sundance Film Festival. Feuerzeig has additionally written, produced and/or directed numerous works for television, including Mike Judge’s cult classic Tales From The Tour Bus and the ESPN 30-for-30 The Real Rocky. His commercial work includes eye-popping and joyous campaigns for Google, HBO and Nokia, as well as a year-long partnership with the godfather of direct cinema, Albert Maysles, creating award-winning short-form documentaries for IBM.