Comedy ·Documentary ·Music · United Kingdom · 1989 · 10m

XTC: The Road to Oranges & Lemons

Director

Dave Gregory Andy Partridge Colin Moulding

Cast

Andy Partridge as Colin Moulding as Dave Gregory as

Crew

Andy Partridge — Writer Colin Moulding — Writer Dave Gregory — Writer

Tagline

a rarely seen home-made film by the band explaining the album (and themselves!)

Synopsis

The Road to Oranges & Lemons is a promotional short for the 1989 release of Oranges & Lemons. It features Andy, Colin, and Dave documenting and spoofing XTC's career from its formation and meeting with Barry Andrews, to recording its albums, to the "Dear God" controversy, and finally to Oranges & Lemons. The three make use of toys, pictures, and briefly a potato, to represent (and poke fun at) the different people XTC meets, as well as background sound effects and backdrops to represent different locations.

Mood & Themes

puppet show xtc

Key Collaborators

Dave Gregory Director Andy Partridge Director Colin Moulding Director Andy Partridge Writer Colin Moulding Writer Dave Gregory Writer

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