Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

    Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
    2010

    Synopsis

    Starting with the image of a tour bus warming its engine in the stillness of an empty lot, this haunting, personal portrait of music legend Levon Helm evokes the mood of a lifetime spent on the road. Jacob Hatley's extraordinarily intimate documentary finds Helm, a founding member of The Band, at home in Woodstock in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years. The ultimate survivor, he's overcome drugs, bankruptcy, the bitter breakup of The Band and a bout of throat cancer -but then, as the rueful title indicates, he wasn't in it for his health

    Your Movie Library

    Cast

    • Levon HelmHimself
    • Libby TitusHerself
    • Larry CampbellHimself
    • Barney HoskynsHimself
    • Rick DankoHimself (archive footage)
    • Robbie RobertsonHimself (archive footage)
    • Richard ManuelHimself (archive footage)
    • Garth HudsonHimself (archive footage)
    • Billy Bob ThorntonHimself

    Recommendations

    Be the first to write about Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm.