The Pikme-Up (2009)
1h 12m
Running Time
January 1, 2009Release Date
Plot.
In the mid-1980's the coffeehouse movement in Los Angeles was beginning with wild promise. A tattered Hollywood storefront called The Pikme-up became the prototype for a new subculture that started as an unruly rebellion and exploded into a national phenomenon. The place was a bohemian revolution, a happening of ideas, poetry, music, and performance where a motley group of outcasts formed a unique community and an enduring family. Our documentary on The Pikme-up utilizes an amazing wealth of materials--more than 5000 photographs, over 200 video hours of performances, hundreds of print elements, and intimate interviews with friends, employees, and performers. We hope our experimentation with the materials and how memory is represented in film is true to the spirit of this amazing moment in Los Angeles cultural history.
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Cast & Crew.

Luis Alfaro

Mojgan Azimi

Bill Barminski

Bonnie Barnett

Iris Berry

Ezrha Jean Black

Stphanie Bottum

Frank Brash

Jeffrey Bryant

Michelle Carr

James Keitel
Writer

James Keitel
Director / Producer

Andrew Crane
Director / Writer / Producer

Scott Hessels
Writer / Director / Producer

Gabriel Dunne
Art Direction

Roddy Bottum
Original Music Composer
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 2009
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 12m
Budget$250
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