The El Duce Tapes (2017)
Premiere 26 Apr 2019 | 82 min | Documentary Music Biography
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A portrait of El Duce (Eldon Hoke), an obscene rascal and the lead singer of The Mentors. The band vaulted from obscurity to national fame in 1985 when Tipper Gore's PMRC hearings singled out their music as a prime example of depravity, reading the lyrics to 'Golden Showers' aloud to the Senate. The film is composed entirely of footage shot in 1990 on 1/2 inch VHS, following El Duce as he navigates the streets of Hollywood and the remnants of his fame...