Neil Young Journeys

Neil Young Journeys
Neil Young Journeys
Directed by	Jonathan Demme
Produced by	Jonathan Demme; Elliot Rabinowitz
Starring	Neil Young
Cinematography	Declan Quinn
Edited by	Glenn Allen
Music by	Neil Young
Production; companies	Shakey Pictures; Clinica Estetico
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	September 12, 2011 (TIFF); June 29, 2012;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$215,026

Neil Young Journeys is a 2011 American concert documentary film produced and directed by Jonathan Demme, featuring Neil Young and produced for Sony Pictures Classics. It is, along with Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) and Neil Young Trunk Show (2009), part of a Neil Young trilogy directed by Demme.

Content[]

The film has Young visiting his childhood home of Omemee, Ontario, with his brother where he arrives at his old haunts and tells stories of the people from his past. In addition, he passes by Scott Young Public School, which was named in honor of his father, Scott Young.

Another major portion of the film is Young performing a concert at Massey Hall in Toronto, which features primarily his newer compositions. However, there are five classic songs with "Ohio" being the most prominent with archival footage of the Kent State Shootings in 1970 with photographs of the four students who were killed in the incident being displayed.

Songs in the film[]

All songs are written by Young, except where otherwise noted.

"Peaceful Valley Boulevard"
"Ohio"
"Down by the River"
"Sign Of Love"
"Rumbling"
"Love And War"
"Leia"
"After the Gold Rush"
"I Believe In You"
"My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" - written by Neil Young and Jeff Blackburn
"You Never Call"
"Hitchhiker"
"Walk With Me"
"Helpless" - played over the credits

Reception[]

Neil Young Journeys has a 93% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes on 42 reviews with an average rating of 7.1/10.^[3] The film holds a 74/100 rating, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[4]

References[]

^ "NEIL YOUNG JOURNEYS (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
^ Neil Young Journeys at Box Office Mojo
^ Neil Young Journeys at Rotten Tomatoes
^ Neil Young Journeys at Metacritic

External links[]

Official website
Neil Young Journeys at IMDb
Neil Young Journeys at Box Office Mojo
Neil Young Journeys at Rotten Tomatoes
Neil Young Journeys at Metacritic

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[1] "NEIL YOUNG JOURNEYS (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2013-07-06.

[2] Neil Young Journeys at Box Office Mojo

[3] Neil Young Journeys at Rotten Tomatoes

[4] Neil Young Journeys at Metacritic

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v t Films directed by Jonathan Demme
Feature films	Caged Heat (1974) Crazy Mama (1975) Fighting Mad (1976) Handle with Care (1977) Last Embrace (1979) Melvin and Howard (1980) Swing Shift (1984) Something Wild (1986) Swimming to Cambodia (1987) Married to the Mob (1988) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Philadelphia (1993) Beloved (1998) The Truth About Charlie (2002) The Manchurian Candidate (2004) Rachel Getting Married (2008) A Master Builder (2013) Ricki and the Flash (2015)
Documentaries	Stop Making Sense (1984) Cousin Bobby (1992) Storefront Hitchcock (1998) The Agronomist (2003) Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) Man from Plains (2007) Neil Young Trunk Show (2009) Neil Young Journeys (2011) Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids (2016)
Television	Who Am I This Time? (1982)