Behind the Life of Chris Gaines

Documentary, Music · 1999

To promote the release of his album Garth Brooks in... The Life of Chris Gaines, Garth Brooks appeared as Chris Gaines in a television "mockumentary," a version of VH1's seminal cable classic Behind the Music, featuring a totally made-up tale that just may be the greatest rock n' roll documentary ever made. This piece of art has everything that makes the story of being a rockstar fucking cool. It has childhood trauma, record label trauma, death, disfigurement, a plane crash, a car crash, sex addiction, redemption, a house fire, random unexplained commentary from Billy Joel, and more sex addiction.

Starring

Garth Brooks, Ferne Cassel, Paul Crowder, Brian Vaughn, James Cooley, Cheri Minns, Linda Ljoka, Brian McNamara, Anthony Meindl, Tommy Hilfiger, Tom Ballatore

Director

Michael McNamara