TRAILER: Van Halen “Lost Weekend” Documentary
Many films are premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, including a documentary short about Van Halen‘s 1984 “Lost Weekend” contest through MTV. Lost Weekend chronicles the wild ride contest winner Kurt…
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 17: (L-R) Drummer Alex Van Halen, singer David Lee Roth and guitarist Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen perform during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesMany films are premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, including a documentary short about Van Halen's 1984 "Lost Weekend" contest through MTV.
Lost Weekend chronicles the wild ride contest winner Kurt Jefferis and his friend, Tom Winnick, went on partying with Van Halen one fateful weekend in Detroit.
The 14-minute documentary was directed by Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb, best known for the documentary GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.
Lost Weekend will have four separate screenings during the Tribeca Film Festival, however, there's no word yet on when the short will be available to the general public.
Erica Banas is rock/classic rock news blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.
