''Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out'' is a

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film made by

Stewart Copeland Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is a Scottish-American musician and composer. He is best known for his work as the drummer of the English rock band the Police from 1977 to 1986, and again from 2007 to 2008. Before playing with th ...

, drummer of the band

The Police The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For most of their history the line-up consisted of primary songwriter Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion). The Polic ...

. The film premiered at the

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and was released on

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in September 2006. The title of the film is a reference to his song "Does Everyone Stare", from ''

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''. It was re-released in 2019 on DVD and Blu-Ray, with different cover artwork. For this film, Stewart Copeland used material he shot himself with a Super-8 camera he bought in 1978.

Plot

The first part of the film is a slideshow of photos before Copeland acquired his film camera. This includes the era with

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and the arrival of Andy Summers. The film then follows the band as they try to find success in America, joined by Copeland's childhood friend Kim Turner as their tour manager. The band then return to Europe, performing at various festivals. They then got their first taste of fame when a mob of fans wait for them in Birmingham after a show. This is followed by number one singles on both sides of the Atlantic and the band's explosive shoot to success. However, they collaborate less and less on songs as Sting brings in almost finished songs. It ends with The Police headlining the

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in 1982 and their eventual breakup.

Track list

* The First Two Years :44* I Got This Movie Camera :31* And It May Sound Strange :50* Europe Summer Festivals :40* Next to You at Lorelei :27* First Frenzy :50* Chat to Camera During Show :51* Andy at the Blue Boar :33* Blonde Life :53* Newsreels :18* Zenyatta :22* Back to America Huge 59* Doo Doo Inna Snow Snow :36* Getting Disconnected :35* Montserrat :48* World Conquest :37* No Sleep Till Hammersmith :45* Us Festival – From the Front :28* End Titles :42

External links

Stills from the film at Stewart Copeland's personal website
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