Flicks, Steve Newall
There’s a fascinating cast of characters at the heart of The Wrecking Crew – a gang of hard-working, hard-living session musos with the best chops in LA, cranking out hit after hit. Director Danny Tedesco’s film is a labour of love, spurred on by his father’s long run in the studio with the titular crew, and the urgency to preserve the stories of these oft-overlooked performers behind some of the biggest songs of the 60s before they are lost to the sands of time. But, as The Wrecking Crew joins many other documentaries in demonstrating, a great tale doesn’t necessarily mean a great film.
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