Waiting: The Van Duren Story (2018): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2018, Waiting: The Van Duren Story is a music and documentary film directed by Greg Carey, running about 79 minutes.

What it’s about. Born out of the ashes of Big Star, arguably the greatest cult band of all time, Memphis local Van Duren joined forces with ex-members Chris Bell & Jody Stephens to form a band and become regulars on the 70s Memphis bar circuit. In little time they got the attention of Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who then started managing Van Duren. Van was tipped to be the next Paul McCartney but instead faded into obscurity. Forty years later, two friends from Australia (a band manager and musician) chance upon the mysterious musician’s lost album. They fall hopelessly in love with the music and set out to discover why Van Duren isn’t a household name.

Who’s in it. Waiting: The Van Duren Story stars Van Duren as Himself, Wade Jackson as Himself, Greg Carey as Himself and Andrew Loog Oldham as Himself, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Waiting: The Van Duren Story has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Night Flight Plus and Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Waiting: The Van Duren Story page.

If you liked it. Fans of Waiting: The Van Duren Story tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco, Green Book and The Legend of 1900.