Behind the Life of Chris Gaines
Garth Brooks unveils his alter ego Chris Gaines.
1999 | 44m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Christopher Meindl, Michael McNamara |
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| Writer: | |
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| To promote the release of his album Garth Brooks in... The Life of Chris Gaines, Garth Brooks appeared as Chris Gaines in a television "mockumentary," a version of VH1's seminal cable classic Behind the Music, featuring a totally made-up tale that just may be the greatest rock n' roll documentary ever made. This piece of art has everything that makes the story of being a rockstar fucking cool. It has childhood trauma, record label trauma, death, disfigurement, a plane crash, a car crash, sex addiction, redemption, a house fire, random unexplained commentary from Billy Joel, and more sex addiction. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 24, 1999 |
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| Director: | Christopher Meindl, Michael McNamara |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Music, Documentary |
| Keywords | comeback, sex addiction, alter ego, cancer, car accident, solo artist, plane crash, behind the music |
| Production Companies | VH1 Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2025 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Garth Brooks | Chris Gaines |
| Brian Vaughn | Young Chris Gaines |
| Linda Ljoka | Roma Stihl |
| Anthony Meindl | Ryan Duffy |
| Tom Ballatore | Dan Lanier |
| Carolyn Seymour | Carolyn Johnns-Gaines |
| Don Was | Self |
| María Costa | Self |
| Light Rand | Tasha Simon |
| Melinda Newman | Self |
| Ninette Terhart | Jennifer Allgood |
| Joe Smith | Self |
| Billy Joel | Self |
| Ted Larkin | Officer Barry Sanders |
| Martin Joseph | Tommy Levitz |
| Mark Allan Staubach | Young Marc Obed |
| Thomas Voelpel | Older Marc Obed |
| Fred Reiser | Gene Gaines |
| Jim Forbes | Narrator (voice) |
| James Cooley | Young Chris Gaines |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Christopher Meindl | Director |
| Jill Fox | Coordinating Producer |
| Parris Patton | Editor |
| James Lytle | Camera Operator |
| Gerald Prezeau | Camera Operator |
| Drew Thomas | Camera Operator |
| Al Centrella | Sound |
| Paul Crowder | Editor |
| Brian McNamara | Music Producer |
| Mike Faher | Sound |
| Sean Kelly | Sound |
| Brit McBryar | Sound |
| Henry Diltz | Still Photographer |
| Robert Begley | Graphic Designer |
| James C. Mandelbaum | Legal Services |
| Barry L. Hirsch | Legal Services |
| Alan Wertheimer | Legal Services |
| Arthur Armstrong | Legal Services |
| Jon Ernst | Original Music Composer |
| Lynette Meyer | Hairstylist |
| Lance Anderson | Makeup Artist |
| Todd Kleitsch | Makeup Artist |
| Ferne Cassel | Casting |
| Cyndi Owgang | Unit Manager |
| Amy Goodfriend | Clearances Coordinator |
| Dana Huth | Post Production Coordinator |
| Mara Soucie | Production Coordinator |
| Brian Ferdman | Production Assistant |
| Tami Katzoff | Production Assistant |
| Mike Rinaldi | Production Assistant |
| Ryan McCormick | Business Affairs Coordinator |
| Mark Knell | Director of Operations |
| Jennifer Bolin | Schedule Coordinator |
| Yoram Tal | Musician |
| Lisa Sanderson | Thanks |
| O'Neil Hagaman | Thanks |
| Mark Hendricks | Thanks |
| Tom Forrest | Thanks |
| Michael McNamara | Director, Editor |
| Kevin Roberts | Director of Photography |
| T.J. Mahar | Editor |
| Jon Halloran | Editor |
| Mark Sadlek | Post Production Supervisor |
| Anthony Lezno | Camera Operator |
| Alan Ornesto | Camera Operator |
| Mike Stodden | Camera Operator |
| Tom Zaleski | Camera Operator |
| The Gatt | Sound |
| Scott Harvey | Sound |
| Eva Mazurs | Sound |
| Pete Rosenberg | Still Photographer |
| Bev Parker | Still Photographer |
| Barbara Suckow | Graphic Designer |
| Deborah Handelman | Legal Services |
| Barry Tyerman | Legal Services |
| James Jackoway | Legal Services |
| Candida Conery | Hair Designer |
| Melissa Orndorff | Hairstylist |
| Cheri Minns | Makeup Artist |
| Jennifer Saeta | Makeup Artist |
| Patrick Murphy | Line Producer |
| Jill Higgins | Production Manager |
| Evan Greenspan | Clearances Coordinator |
| Jim Martin | Post Production Coordinator |
| David Lang | Post Production Assistant |
| Sherry Heidebrecht | Production Assistant |
| Mai-Ly Nguyen | Production Assistant |
| Brian Alexander | Production Assistant |
| Richard Gray | Sound Mixer |
| Brian Anderson | Production Coordinator |
| George Sheldon | Schedule Coordinator |
| Jon Small | Thanks |
| Dian Roberts | Thanks |
| Tracy Greenwood | Thanks |
| Jill Modabber | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Bruce Gillmer | Public Relations |
| Tommy Hilfiger | Thanks |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Denbo | Associate Producer |
| Garth Brooks | Executive Producer |
| George Moll | Executive Producer |
| Christopher Meindl | Producer |
| Paul Gallagher | Supervising Producer |
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