Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

83 mins | Documentary, Music | Nov. 24, 2010

Starting with the image of a tour bus warming its engine in the stillness of an empty lot, this haunting, personal portrait of music legend Levon Helm evokes the mood of a lifetime spent on the road. Jacob Hatley's extraordinarily intimate documentary finds Helm, a founding member of The Band, at home in Woodstock in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years. The ultimate survivor, he's overcome drugs, bankruptcy, the bitter breakup of The Band and a bout of throat cancer -but then, as the rueful title indicates, he wasn't in it for his health

Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

83 mins | Documentary, Music | Nov. 24, 2010

Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
Starting with the image of a tour bus warming its engine in the stillness of an empty lot, this haunting, personal portrait of music legend Levon Helm evokes the mood of a lifetime spent on the road. Jacob Hatley's extraordinarily intimate documentary finds Helm, a founding member of The Band, at home in Woodstock in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years. The ultimate survivor, he's overcome drugs, bankruptcy, the bitter breakup of The Band and a bout of throat cancer -but then, as the rueful title indicates, he wasn't in it for his health
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers
Original title Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
Directors Jacob Hatley
Writers

Cast

Levon Helm

as Himself

Libby Titus

as Herself

Larry Campbell

as Himself

Barney Hoskyns

as Himself

Rick Danko

as Himself (archive footage)

Robbie Robertson

as Himself (archive footage)

Richard Manuel

as Himself (archive footage)

Garth Hudson

as Himself (archive footage)

Billy Bob Thornton

as Himself