So Wrong They're Right

August. 15,1995      
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A documentary about obsessive 8-track tape collectors, the film documents a cross-country trip looking for those passionate few for whom the 70s never died

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Reviews

Matrixston
1995/08/15

Wow! Such a good movie.

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AutCuddly
1995/08/16

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

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Anoushka Slater
1995/08/17

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

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Billy Ollie
1995/08/18

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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rixrex
1995/08/19

Pretty good doc about those who enjoy the collection of this obsolete technology, that enjoyment having to do with who they are more than the technology itself. There's nothing wrong with collecting obsolete tech, but it's not a conspiracy by corporations that caused the 8-track to pass. It was merely another in the long line of media technologies that was replaced by advanced and better types. The only corporate logic in practice here is that of making profit by producing a format that's better in quality and/or easier to handle and/or less expensive to produce. In the case of 8-track tapes, it was the cassette tape that fostered the 8-track's demise, and that same cassette tape better, easier, and cheaper. For those of you who bemoan the loss of a media format or technology, and are angry at the supplanting technology, then just be patient. The technology you hate will be supplanted by another eventually. So Betamax fans who hate VHS, you must now be able to appreciate the DVD. And all you CED and Laserdisc fans are now able to buy your discs at sweet prices.

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tfosgard
1995/08/20

I saw this probably 5 years back and used to work at Kinko's with Russ Forster but we've since lost touch. Really enjoyed the film ... interesting characters that Russ encountered in his journeys. Interestingly, the film is not really about 8-track tapes at all. The people (I call them characters because they are characters in many ways), certainly share 8-track interest in common but they are quirky. I never figured out exactly why they are attracted to the obsolete technology. Why do I still own an 8-track player/recorder and what do I have in common with these people? My theory is that the people share a bit of a misfit self image, but the film does not choose to make this judgment for you.Very entertaining, recommended if you can find it. I have no idea how you could get a hold of this these days. It made the indie film tour 5 years ago, I don't think it ever made it beyond that :-(

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galaxy2069
1995/08/21

"So Wrong They're Right (1999) delivers fascinating tales about 8-track tapes by the most die-hard collectors, including folks like Abigail Levine, James "Big Bucks" Burnette, and the nappy-haired Phil Millstein, who appears to have pulled off some sort of Frankenberry slurpin' hibernation feat in his parent's basement.The highlight of this gem is its' raw, amateurish footage, and its' candid commentary, complete with titillating insights from some very offbeat collectors. Some of the bands and/or artists mentioned are Lou Reed, the Stooges, Roxy Music, Johns Children, the Sex Pistols, Yoko Ono, Mingus and many others. The film's rough & worn, homemade quality only adds to its brilliance, prompting some to think it was made in the 1970's and not the 1990's.

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t8fdog7
1995/08/22

This is a terrific little independent film that explores the world of a small group of very likeable eccentrics that prefer the dead recording format of 8 track tapes. I enjoyed the movie so much that I became a convert and picked up an 8 track myself.

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