X-Ray Visions: A Look Inside Portland's Legendary X-Ray Cafe (2000)
Synopsis
From 1990 to 1994, ground zero for the all-ages, alt-rock scene in Portland was the X-Ray Cafe. Brought to life and operated as a flight of fancy by Benjamin Arthur Ellis and Tres Shannon, the X-Ray was both a critical venue for emerging local and touring bands and hang-out for an amazing array of outcasts, street kids and creative eccentrics of all stripes. When band such as Crackerbash, Sprinkler, Poison Idea, Hell Cows, Smegma, Dead Moon, Hitting Birth, Beat Happenings, Cake, Hole, Green Day or the Spinanes were not on stage, anything from poetry to Spanish lessons to a sewing circle might have connected and entertained the customers. Whether shelter, social or information hub, or music mecca, the X-Ray represented and remains, in age-old fashion, a key chapter in many Portlander's coming of age. Ellis's film, loaded with interviews and performance clips, is a spirited valentine to the craziness and glory of days gone by and to the many who called the X-Ray home.
Release Date: 2000-11-15
Runtime: 68 minutes
Director: Benjamin Arthur Ellis
Top Cast
- Benjamin Arthur Ellis as self
- Tres Shannon as self
- Roger Nusic as self
- Scott Campbell as self
- Jim Redden as self
- Tony Demicoli as self
- Pierre Ouellette as self
- Fred Cole as self
- Mark Sten as self
- Tom Robinson as self
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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