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Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet is a film of genre Documentary released in USA on 3 march 2012

Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (2012)

Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet
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Released in USA 3 march 2012
Length 1h27
Genres Documentary,    Musical
Rating79% 3.9848053.9848053.9848053.9848053.984805

Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet is a feature-length documentary film directed by Jesse Vile about legendary guitarist Jason Becker and his 22-year-long battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.



The film includes footage from Becker's childhood and his early days with guitarist Marty Friedman and the rock band Cacophony.
The film was screened in various film festivals around the world including Hot Docs, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and the Hamptons International Film Festival.
The film's distribution rights were acquired by Dogwoof Pictures in the UK and Kino Lorber in the US and was released theatrically in November 2012.

Synopsis

The film documents Becker's rise to near-stardom, following him from the first time he touched a guitar as a five-year-old to when he was drafted into The David Lee Roth Band as lead guitarist at the age of 19. In 1990, this was considered perhaps the most coveted rock guitar gig on the planet, as Becker would be following in the footsteps of acclaimed guitarists Eddie van Halen and Steve Vai, both of whom played with David Lee Roth as lead guitar player. It was shortly after that Becker was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, more popularly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and given just 3 to 5 years to live. Becker was able to finish the recording of Roth's third full-length studio album A Little Ain't Enough but was unable to make the tour due to his physical decline.

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