There’s that interesting contradiction but I believe Artimus because he’s trained, he was the only one with any real survival training. I believe Artimus’ account, it’s true, because I know Artimus, he was a Marine, a very stand-up man with a lot of integrity and character.Īt the same time, there were some other members, especially the widow of the lead singer, they have a bad relationship, a lot of bad blood, so she was saying that when the plane crashed that he ran away, that he was scared, but Artimus and most people agree that he was a hero in pulling people out of the crashed plane, saving lives.
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That said, there were some things sort of consolidated that we took creative liberties but we didn’t change anything that happened, we sort of just combined a few things, not in what happens with the plane crash but in terms of building up the story and the characters, otherwise the movie would be too long, so we did that.īut in terms of what actually happened, it was interesting because there were different accounts from different people and that’s also a part of the history.
Oh yeah, definitely very, very important to be historically accurate out of respect to what happened.
In that sense, how important was for you to put together all the facts for the movie? Like any film dealing with a true story it takes some liberties, but it’s pretty much close to what really happened, especially during the day of the crash. We shot it, I directed the film with great actors and that’s how that happened. Brian and Cleopatra Records, they also make movies so I got to know Brian through them and then Brian connected Artimus and myself we worked together on the script of his story but there’s also a lot of other books and documentaries about the same, so I did additional research reading and watching those, listening to interviews and reading interviews, of course listening to the music and that was really for me one of the creative influences: the music sort of helping guide the story and the characters. Jared Cohn: The producer Brian Perera, he’s the CEO of Cleopatra Records, which they actually have Artimus Pyle in his current band signed to his record label. How did you become involved with the project? Did you write it working together with Pyle or how was the process in the early stages? ScreenAnarchy: As a film about a rock band, STREET SURVIVORS: THE TRUE STORY OF THE LYNYRD SKYNYRD PLANE CRASH is very peculiar because it’s told from the perspective of the drummer, in this case Artimus Pyle.
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Writer/director Jared Cohn gave ScreenAnarchy a lengthy interview, which you can read in full below. The film’s main particularity is that it’s told from the perspective of drummer Artimus Pyle (portrayed by Ian Shultis), who is one of the plane crash survivors.Īfter a long legal battle with other members of the band and their representatives, including Ronnie’s widow Judy Van Zant (who argued that they had a blood oath not to exploit the band’s name after the tragedy), Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash will finally be released today (June 30) on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital. Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash depicts the fatal accident that put an end to the first incarnation of Lynyrd Skynyrd (they eventually reformed in 1987 with Ronnie Van Zant’s younger brother Johnny as the lead vocalist). The band’s aircraft malfunctioned, ran out of fuel and ultimately crashed in a wooded area in Mississippi six persons were killed in consequence, including frontman Ronnie Van Zant (who was just 29 at the time), backing singer Cassie Gaines and her brother, guitarist Steve Gaines. The story of Lynyrd Skynyrd is a tragic one: after starting at the bottom as a working-class band from the American South (Jacksonville, Florida), and working hard towards success (by 1976 they were playing massive shows, including the legendary one in Knebworth, England alongside The Rolling Stones), they suffered a plane accident on October 20, 1977, while they were traveling for a concert in support of their fifth record “Street Survivors”, which had been released just three days before.
In retrospect, it’s unbelievable that the main run of a band with such enduring impact only lasted little more than four years, considering that they released their first album in 1973 after being originally formed in 1964. Lynyrd Skynyrd is arguably one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands ever, responsible for several indispensable tracks when you talk about genuine classics: just think “Free Bird”, “Sweet Home Alabama” or “Simple Man” for starters.
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