Driving Me Crazy

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This unusual entry in Nick Broomfield’s oeuvre finds him documenting behind-the-scenes chaos during rehearsals for BODY AND SOUL, a European musical revue showcasing a variety of African-American music and dance. Yet what sounds simple soon becomes a bizarre and darkly comic undertaking, as Broomfield’s budget is slashed and producers start urging him to add a fictional component to his film. If your favorite backstage doc was directed by Christopher Guest, it might look like this.

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Release Date:	Sep 10, 1988
Running Time:	78 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

synopsis

Nick Broomfield was originally commissioned to make a real-life Fame, recording on film the progress, from casting to Munich opening, of impresario Andre Heller's all black stage musical, Body and Soul. However, the shooting schedule turns into a living nightmare and comes to resemble Mel Brook's The Producers. Broomfield has his budget cut by 80% and falls out with the writer brought in by the producer to add 'plot' to the documentary; one of the three choreographers threatens suicide, another is struck on the head by a camera and the third physically assaults the crew. And that's before the cast revolts and the investors threaten to pull out...