New Documentary Depicts Fan’s Quest to Meet Metallica’s Lars Ulrich
A new documentary titled ‘Mission to Lars’ centers on Tom Spicer, a learning disabled man who goes on a quest to meet his hero, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. Spicer has Fragile X Syndrome, which is a sort of autism, and is helped on his journey by his brother and sister.
Kate and William Spicer hit the road
with their brother Tom, traveling from the UK to Los Angeles, Las Vegas
and beyond. “We had this fantasy of hitting the road with Tom and
recreating some of the magic of our teenage years cruising around in
£100 cars, eating Burger King and listening to heavy metal on the tape
deck,” says Kate. “We thought it would be fun, bonding. We wanted to do
something good for our brother. We were also sick of him endlessly
asking.”
Kate is a journalist and William a filmmaker, so they have experience
in the music industry, but still ran across numerous obstacles in
trying to fulfill their brother’s dream. Mencap, the British charity who works with learning disabled individuals, were involved in the making of the film.
The movie’s website
says ‘Mission to Lars’ tells the story of the confusing family dynamics
around learning disability, and portrays Tom as a complex and likeable
character, and not as someone one sees first as learning disabled and
everything else second.
In addition to entertaining the audience and raising awareness,
‘Mission to Lars’ is also giving all the profits from the film to
Mencap. In June, there will be theatrical screenings of the
documentary, which will also be used as outreach opportunities. The
soundtrack includes music from Bob Dylan, Devandra Banhart and Blur.
Lars Ulrich himself has seen the movie, and according to the Spicer
family, he likes it. Sounds like an interesting documentary with a great
message for a worthy cause. In addition to some British screenings, the
filmmakers plan on taking ‘Mission To Lars’ on the road.
Labels: autism, fragile x syndrome, lars ulrich, metallica, mission to lars
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