Fresh
Like any good documentary, this one releases information slowly and sometimes with startling abruptness.
Ted Fry, Seattle Times
You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson
2007 · 1h 31m · N/A
Documentary, Music
Directed by
Keven McAlester
Overview
Documentary about rock pioneer Roky Erickson, detailing his rise as a psychedelic hero, his lengthy institutionalization, his descent into poverty and filth, and his brother's struggle with their religious mother to improve Roky's care.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
85%
Tomatometer
Fresh
There's an undeniable fascination to watching the extensive footage of Erickson, whose yowling, manic vocals on display in the extensive archival performance footage contrasts dramatically with scenes of him in more recent times.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
One senses that this profile has been made by a fan who assumes we'll supply the pathos ourselves. And drug casualties are surely upsetting. But how can we miss someone we never really get to know?
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Fresh
You're Gonna Miss Me follows Roky Erickson, the lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators and maybe the most influential 1960s pop star that most folks haven't heard of.
Matt Zoller Seitz, New York Times
Fresh
Complexly intriguing.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
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