''Nervous Night'' is a 1986 film starring American rock band

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and directed by John Charles Jopson.

Background

As a follow-up to The Hooters' 1985 Columbia Records debut album ''

Nervous Night ''Nervous Night'' is a 1986 film starring American rock band The Hooters and directed by John Jopson, John Charles Jopson. Background As a follow-up to The Hooters' 1985 Columbia Records debut album ''Nervous Night (album), Nervous Night'', a f ...

'', a film of the same title was produced by Bell One Productions. ''Nervous Night'' was shot on

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and intercuts two separate elements: a concert filmed at the Tower Theater in

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, and a series of short films, each one starring a different band member. The highly stylized short films were shot on days off while the band toured the

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and includes scenes filmed in

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, and

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. The concert includes performances of their hit songs "

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," " Time After Time" (a No. 1 song for

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that was co-written by band member

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), "And We Danced" and "Day By Day."

Track listing

Notes * Tracks 2 to 8 are recorded live in concert at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia. Track 1 and 9 are videos

Awards

At '' Billboards 8th Annual Video Music Conference on November 22, 1986, The Hooters received two awards: For ''Nervous Night'': ''Best Longform Program'' and ''Best Concert Performance'' for the "Where Do the Children Go" video taken from the film.

Personnel

;The Hooters *

Eric Bazilian Eric M. Bazilian (born July 21, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer. Bazilian is a founding member of the rock band The Hooters. He wrote " One of Us", a song first recorded by Joan Osborne in 1 ...

- lead vocals, guitar, mandolin *

- lead vocals, keyboards, accordion *

David Uosikkinen David Uosikkinen (born February 11, 1956) is an American drummer and Internet content manager, best known for being a member of rock band The Hooters. Early life Born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, U.S., Uosikkinen grew up in Levittown, Penns ...

- drums *

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- guitar *Andy King - bass guitar, vocals

External links

* 1986 films Documentary films about rock music and musicians 1980s English-language films Films directed by John Jopson {{music-documentary-film-stub