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Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

Film / 2009

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

Directed by Bruce Ricker

DocumentaryMusic

★ 7.2/10Audience rating

Commemorating the centennial of Mercer's birth, this documentary is part biography, part archive, and part recontextualization, taking Mercer's tunes and putting them in the hands of modern singers like Jamie Cullum and Dr. John to show they are still relevant today. Host Clint Eastwood also interviews artists who collaborated with Mercer or performed his songs, including composer John Williams, Blake Edwards, Andre Previn, Tony Bennett, and Julie Andrews.

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Commemorating the centennial of Mercer's birth, this documentary is part biography, part archive, and part recontextualization, taking Mercer's tunes and putting them in the hands of modern singers like Jamie Cullum and Dr. John to show they are still relevant today. Host Clint Eastwood also interviews artists who collaborated with Mercer or performed his songs, including composer John Williams, Blake Edwards, Andre Previn, Tony Bennett, and Julie Andrews.

Cast

Johnny MercerSelf (archive footage) Bill CharlapSelf - Narrator (voice) Clint EastwoodSelf - Host John WilliamsSelf - Performer Leonard MaltinSelf Tony BennettSelf - Performer Morgan EastwoodSelf - Performer Julie AndrewsSelf Ken BarnesSelf Dr. JohnSelf - Performer Stephen HoldenSelf Nancy GerardSelf

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